[ntpwg] Further to the timestamping issue

[Rob Seaman]

TSG wrote:

> it seems totally reasonable that in instances where there is an  
> embedded HW based timekeeping system like a 1588MC or similar, that  
> the NTP calls should be able to point to it rather than only getting  
> time off the local host-based OS Clock through the local NTP Service  
> Daemon.

You appear to be talking about something entirely different than what  
Dave and PHK were discussing.  However...

Why should an external clock, locally attached, be believed more than  
an external clock attached to a remote server?  Either NTP is a way  
for two clocks to keep better time than either alone - or we should  
stop using it.

Rob Seaman
NOAO