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[John Peacock]

Eric Rostetter wrote:
> My clocks go backwards from time to time.  Most people at least go 
> backwards
> once a year for daylight savings time (though there are a few lucky ones
> who don't observe DST changes).

Umm, no, this has nothing to do with DST.  Your *timezone* changes 
during DST (if you are in a location that observes DST), but your 
*clock* should always proceed monotonically forward.  A well regulated 
server will never _step_ time backwards, but through the use of software 
like ntpd or clockspeed, a clock can be regulated via slowing or 
speeding it up to sync with an external source.

John

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