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		gus_massa on Aug 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fake leap seconds being announced by NTP servers, ... An idea: Setup a fake NTP server that inserts leap seconds randomly (for example, once a week) (forward and backward). It could be use with test servers to test if they are working correctly, before a real leap second crash the production server.

hatcravat on Aug 4, 2012 [–]

Leap seconds only occur at the end of a month, so an NTP client that accepted such leapseconds would be non-compliant.

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