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Date:	Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:40:24 PDT7
From:	"J. Pfisterer" <an479@lafn.org >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: time accuracy

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On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:01:12 PDT7, Peter Skye wrote:

>Steve Carter wrote:
>>
>> What is the significance of using startup.cmd
>> as opposed to the startup folder, aside from
>> running earlier in the boot-up process?
>
>Excellent question. And you have the right answer -- startup.cmd does
>run before the contents of the Startup Folder are opened/started.
>
>Here's why you want to use startup.cmd: If something in the Startup
>Folder requires a "proper" time and the clock set (NTP) program is also
>in the Startup Folder then there's a good chance the clock will not have
>been sync'd yet when the other program starts. ...
>
>By putting the clock set program in startup.cmd it's much more likely
>that your system clock will be sync'd before anything in Startup Folder
>is started.

I downloaded the program and have started wading through the extensive
documentation that came with it.

What puzzles me is how it works (if it does) on a dial-up system.
Obviously, I have not yet dialed into my ISP when I boot the system, so
having the program called from either the Startup Folder or STARTUP.CMD
would seem futile. Can I set it up to work on such a system?

Jack P.

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