To: stik-beta-testers@spodden.zetnet.co.uk
From: dlanor@oden.se (Ronald Andersson)
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Subject: Re: Time Servers
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>>Started this way, T_SetClk will remain resident constantly, giving much
>>faster response when 'launched' by the nowdays normal VA_START messages
>>of a desktop.
>>
>
>OK, so it then remains dormant, but when does it get the time?

The next time you 'launch' it, it will ask whether you want to use TCP or
UDP, and when you click the [ TCP ] or [ UDP ] button it will attempt to
contact the current time server.  This will normally be the time server
defined in your DEFAULT.CFG, although you can use another by supplying
an alternative address as TTP/GTP argument.

Note that there will be a dialog asking for TCP/UDP choice even if you
do run the program as TOS or TTP, since it contains a dialog simulator
for the VT52 screen.  In that simulator the digit keys 1, 2, and 3,
are used for alert buttons since the mouse may not be active.

All of the above information is explicitly mentioned in T_SETCLK.DOC

If you want a program that sets clock without any other user interaction
than the actual launching, then you should use T_BATCLK instead. This is
part of the new TIME package which I have recently sent to Peter to update
the old package on his web pages.
