Short: 2.5/GUI Syncronise clock with NTP server Author: unsatisfactory@bigfoot.com (Chris Young) Uploader: unsatisfactory@bigfoot.com (Chris Young) Version: 2.5 Type: comm/tcp FACTS - The Finest Atomic Clock Time Syncroniser ------------------------------------------------ *** AutoDST tooltypes have changed due to new customisable routines *** A bit like "AtomTime", but on the Amiga... This program will let you log on to any NTP server, and retrieve the current time in order to syncronise your Amiga's clock with it. FACTS2 supports all TCP/IP stacks which implement bsdsocket.library v4. (eg. AmiTCP, Miami, TermiteTCP) It does *not* use the virtual TCP: device. Version 2 is designed to run in the background and adjust your system time when requested by you or an ARexx script, although it can still run as a CLI command in an identical way to v1.1 You do not need an Internet connection for this program to be useful! FACTS2 has an "AutoDST" feature, which will automatically adjust your clock and the TZ env-var to reflect the time shift. In addition, any alterations to TZ will make FACTS adjust your system time accordingly (can be disabled) Changes since previous release: * locale.library support (if available): Localisation of day and month names Uses locale timezone information if $TZ not available * Can check clock on startup * Can now stay resident when launched from the CLI * Added loads more DST rules, and an option to cutomise DST changes * Added an option to emulate the behaviour of SummertimeGuard +-----------------------------------------+ |Unsatisfactory Software - "because it is"| |http://www.unsatisfactory.freeserve.co.uk| +-----------------------------------------+ ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 628 270 57.0% 22-Mar-99 19:54:32 FACTS.info 59 59 0.0% 02-Feb-99 21:42:18 +correctclock.rexx 66380 22243 66.4% 22-Mar-99 19:45:44 +FACTS 635 306 51.8% 22-Mar-99 19:54:28 +facts.guide.info 3415 855 74.9% 22-Mar-99 19:54:28 +FACTS.info 1742 908 47.8% 22-Mar-99 19:50:46 +facts.readme 2395 1035 56.7% 22-Feb-99 21:39:48 +Install 637 354 44.4% 22-Mar-99 19:54:28 +Install.info 365 238 34.7% 22-Nov-98 14:35:52 +install.rexx 1340 973 27.3% 22-Nov-98 14:22:04 +WBRun 44991 18018 59.9% 22-Mar-99 20:13:40 +facts.guide -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 122587 45259 63.0% 23-Mar-99 17:44:18 11 files