Re: Recent NTP pool traffic increase

[Jad Boutros via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

The Snapchat mobile app does not currently have a need to talk with NTP
servers, it was an error. Also, this afternoon we spun off NTP server
instances in Australia and South America to help with the load.

Thanks,
Jad

On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy () gmail com>
wrote:

> This was my thought actually, Apple does offer some time services as part
> of the OS but it’s becoming common with larger / more popular apps to
> provide some of these services internally.
> Look at the FB app for example, there are a lot of “system” things they do
> themselves due to the ability to control specifics. Users don’t want to
> have to install a second “specialised app” for this either.
>
> With regard to an ephemeral chat app requiring time sync, I can think of
> quite a few use cases and mechanisms in the app that might require time
> services.
>
> - Tim
>
>
> > On 21 Dec. 2016, at 9:26 am, Gary E. Miller <gem () rellim com> wrote:
> >
> > Yo Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu!
> >
> > On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:20:48 -0500
> > Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:11:11 -0500, Peter Beckman said:
> > > > Mostly out of curiosity, what was the reason for the change in the
> > > > Snapchat code, and what plans does Snap have for whatever reason
> > > > the NTP change was put in place?
> > >
> > > From other comments in the thread, it sounds like the app was simply
> > > linked against a broken version of a library....
> >
> > But why is a chat app doing NTP at all?  it should rely on the OS, or
> > a specialized app, to keep local time accurate.
> >
> > RGDS
> > GARY
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