[Scottish] Date/Time on emails, etc.

[Colin Fraser]

OK, so I'm maybe inviting some flames here! 

Why don't people synchronise the date/time on their machines? Am I just being 
pedantic here or are there others who get annoyed reading replies to emails 
apparently sent before the original post (I hasten to add this is not 
particularly common on this list).

I remember when I first got an internet connection, way, way back in time. The 
DOS software provided by the ISP (demon) did an ntp update automatically on 
every connection and demon stated that this was mandatory for all internet 
use to ensure everything was synchronised properly.

So, how about it folks? As linux users we should certainly be expected to be a 
bit more aware of such issues and to do the right thing. It's not difficult 
to set up a cron job to run 'ntp update' periodically, in fact if you use 
WebMin it only takes a few mouse clicks.

Cheers to all,

Colin
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