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- SDS NetTime ReadMe
-
- Version: 1.3
- Date: Jan 28, 2000
- Author: Ulf SchrÜder, SDS Data
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- SDS NetTime is a time synchronization program for the PalmPilot. The program
- synchronizes the Palm clock with a time server on the internet. You can also
- synchronize the clock in another PalmPilot with your clock.
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- Installing
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- Use HotSync to install the file NetTime.prc on the PalmPilot. If you are
- installing the program for the first time, you may also want to install the file
- NetTimeDB.pdb. NetTimeDB.pdb contains addresses to five time servers.
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- Using SDS NetTime
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- Start the SDS NetTime program. The program shows the current date and time.
- Select the time zone where you are located, and if you want the clock adjusted
- for daylight savings. This is necessary as the Palm clock is using local time and
- the time servers are using GMT. Select the time server closest to you in the
- server popup menu.
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- Tap the "Set Clock" button. The program will now open a TCP/IP connection and
- retrieve the current time from the selected time server. If all is OK and the
- time server is synchronized, SDS NetTime synchronizes the Palm clock with the
- time server.
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- Tap the "Beam Time" button to beam the current time to another PalmPilot. The
- other Palm must already be executing the SDS NetTime program to be able to
- receive the time and synchronizes its clock.
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- When you exit the program, the TCP/IP connection remains open the time you have
- selected in the Idle timeout popup menu in the Network preferences. Normally this
- is the same time as the Palm power off time. You can also selects Disconnect in
- the Network menu to close he TCP/IP connection if.
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- Configuring
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- Before you can use synchronize with a time server, you must configure the Palm
- integrated TCP/IP software. If you already can access the internet from the Palm
- Pilot, the TCP/IP software is already configured and you don't have to change any
- preferences.
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- To configure the TCP/IP software, start the Prefs program and select the Network
- panel. Enter the user name and password for your internet account. If you have a
- modem connection you must also enter the phone number to your internet service
- provider. Please have a look in the PalmPilot user manual for more details.
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- Time Servers
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- You must also tell SDS NetTime which time servers on the internet you want to
- use. The file NetTimeDB.pdb contains addresses to five time servers in different
- countries.
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- If you want to change the time servers, select Time Servers... in the Options
- menu. Tap on one of the five server buttons to select which server to configure.
- Enter the IP address or the name of a time server host. Enter a name of the
- server. This name is for your reference only.
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- You can select between two different protocols Time and SNTP. The Time protocol
- is a protocol supported by most servers. It has an accuracy of one second, but
- there is no guarantee the server is synchronized. The SNTP protocol has a much
- higher accuracy and indicates if the time server is not synchronized. The SNTP
- protocol is only available for registered users.
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- Shareware
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- SDS NetTime is a shareware program. You can try it for an evaluation period.
- After 30 days you must pay the shareware fee if you want to continue to use the
- program. You can ay online at http://order.kagi.com/?1US&S". The price is US $10.
- In return you get a registration number which removes the annoying register
- dialog during program startup and also enables the SNTP protocol.
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- Support
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- If you have questions, suggestions or bug reports send an email to:
- sdsdata@telia.com> or <sdsdata@kagi.com
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- To get the latest version of SDS NetTime, visit the SDS Data home page:
- http://w1.844.telia.com/~u84406200
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- Version History:
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- Ver 1.1 - 2000-02-22
- First public release.
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- Ver 1.2 - 2000-02-26
- The program requires PalmOS 3.0. Now the program checks the PalmOS version is 3.0
- or higher.
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- Ver 1.3 - 2000-02-28
- The program does not crash during a reset any longer. PalmOS 2.0 supported.
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