[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] More tweaks to devel/TODO

[Hal Murray]

Hal Murray pushed to branch master at NTPsec / ntpsec


Commits:
25b55509 by Hal Murray at 2017-06-10T18:34:53-07:00
More tweaks to devel/TODO

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1 changed file:

- devel/TODO


Changes:

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devel/TODO
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * Add .tar.xz tarball.
 
 * Fix ntpq retransmissions.
-  Too many cases don't work.
+  Too many cases don't work well enough.  (maybe inherited from ntp classic.)
 
 * Fix waf quirks:
   waf build doesn't build everything
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ of the current startup logic gets discussed.
 
 * Measure time from the clock reading to transmission for outbound
   packets.  Use the measurement to correct for computation time
-  before transmission.
+  before transmission.  This is more interesting for authenticated packets.
 
 * We might be able to eliminate a lot of the Linux runtime
   droproot code by using file capabilities.
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ of the current startup logic gets discussed.
   read-only and solid.  Maybe write a support package that does all the
   work if you call it with the date/time.
 
+Plug restrict holes:
+  The current code pokes a hole in any restrictions to let servers
+  through if they come from DNS lookups.  We should add something like
+  a nohole flag to prevent this so you can really block pool servers if
+  you know there are some you don't want to use.
+
+
 Solaris maintenance mode
   There is code in ntp_proto.c that drops into Solaris maintenance mode
   if the clock offset exceeds the panic threshold.  We should either



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