RFC 1305:Network Time Protocol (Version 3) ...
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compatibility


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... if (pkt.mode = 0) /* for compatibility with old versions */ <$Emode~<<-~>(see Section 3.3); ...


... Digital Time Service. These changes do not significantly affect the ordinary operation of or compatibility with various versions of NTP, but ...



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