Somewhere between ntp4.2.7p41 and ntp4.2.7p77
  calldelay 69
 became invalid ntp.conf syntax?
  {commenting it out eliminates the error.}

log:
syntax error in ntp.conf line 15, column 1
line 15 column 1 syntax error, unexpected T_String, expecting $end

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BlackLists wrote:
> Somewhere between ntp4.2.7p41 and ntp4.2.7p77
>   calldelay 69
>  became invalid ntp.conf syntax?
>   {commenting it out eliminates the error.}
>
> log:
> syntax error in ntp.conf line 15, column 1
> line 15 column 1 syntax error, unexpected T_String, expecting $end

Nevermind, I found it in the diffs circa 4.2.7p63/64 2010-oct-13/15

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BlackLists wrote:
>> Somewhere between ntp4.2.7p41 and ntp4.2.7p77
>>   calldelay 69
>>  became invalid ntp.conf syntax?
>>   {commenting it out eliminates the error.}
>> log:
>> syntax error in ntp.conf line 15, column 1
>> line 15 column 1 syntax error, unexpected T_String, expecting $end
>
> Nevermind, I found it in the diffs circa 4.2.7p63/64 2010-oct-13/15

FYI, it is still mentioned twice in <http://doc.ntp.org/4.2.6/confopt.html>
 with a link to <http://doc.ntp.org/4.2.6/miscopt.html>

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BlackList,


The calldelay was removed some time ago. The call delay is now 
automatically determined by the protocol. See the current documentation 
at ntp.org, in particular, see the How NTP Works collection.

Dave

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>Somewhere between ntp4.2.7p41 and ntp4.2.7p77
>  calldelay 69
> became invalid ntp.conf syntax?
>  {commenting it out eliminates the error.}
>
>log:
>syntax error in ntp.conf line 15, column 1
>line 15 column 1 syntax error, unexpected T_String, expecting $end
>
>  
>

BlackLists,

The calldelay option is not mentioned in the master copy of the 
documentation that resides here. Sometimes there can be considerable 
delay for it to be published at ntp.org. Sorry about that, but I have no 
control over the publishing process. I am told the relevant 
documentation is in the current ntp-dev that leaves here. In any case, 
calldelay is no more, believe me.

Dave

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>BlackLists wrote:
>  
>
>>>Somewhere between ntp4.2.7p41 and ntp4.2.7p77
>>>  calldelay 69
>>> became invalid ntp.conf syntax?
>>>  {commenting it out eliminates the error.}
>>>log:
>>>syntax error in ntp.conf line 15, column 1
>>>line 15 column 1 syntax error, unexpected T_String, expecting $end
>>>      
>>>
>>Nevermind, I found it in the diffs circa 4.2.7p63/64 2010-oct-13/15
>>    
>>
>
>FYI, it is still mentioned twice in <http://doc.ntp.org/4.2.6/confopt.html>
> with a link to <http://doc.ntp.org/4.2.6/miscopt.html>
>
>  
>

On 2010-11-05, David L. Mills <mills@udel.edu> wrote:

> The calldelay option is not mentioned in the master copy of the 
> documentation that resides here. Sometimes there can be considerable 
> delay for it to be published at ntp.org.

doc.ntp.org is an archive which houses copies of the original Official
Distribution Documentation for production (i.e. stable) releases of
NTP. 

doc.ntp.org links to the NTP-dev documentation you maintain. We do not
mirror your documentation tree.

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NTP Public Services Project - http://support.ntp.org/

Steve,

Clarification received. My understanding was that the current ntp-dev 
documentation was published on the web site, but that assumption 
apparently is defective. The release version is so far behind the 
development version that the two are essentially completely different 
protocols. They don't belong on the same web site. In any case, a 
prospective development user must first obtain the distribution, then 
read the release notes to see if it would be useful. At least, the 
release notes should be on the web site.

Dave

Steve Kostecke wrote:

>On 2010-11-05, David L. Mills <mills@udel.edu> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>The calldelay option is not mentioned in the master copy of the 
>>documentation that resides here. Sometimes there can be considerable 
>>delay for it to be published at ntp.org.
>>    
>>
>
>doc.ntp.org is an archive which houses copies of the original Official
>Distribution Documentation for production (i.e. stable) releases of
>NTP. 
>
>doc.ntp.org links to the NTP-dev documentation you maintain. We do not
>mirror your documentation tree.
>
>  
>