ntpq vs new DNS

[Eric S. Raymond]

Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net>:
> 
> For server slots specified by name, the new DNS returns both the local IP 
> Address and the hostname.  Servers specified by numerical address don't 
> return a hostname.
> 
> The current ntpq gives preference to the hostname slot.  That works for pool 
> slots where the address is useless.  It's much more complicated for things 
> like
>   server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
> 
> I think changing a few lines will revert to the previous behavior.
> 
> Does anybody have any great ideas for how to take advantage of this extra 
> info?

Sorry, I don't.
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