[FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent

[Matt Wycoff]

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On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 12:13 AM Dan Reynolds via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> on development or internal servers, Kevin, i know servers are badly synced
> all the time (and it often causes problems).  And to back up your
> experience, I myself had to set up NTP on a Government server suite that
> had been in production for over a decade due to an audit, but those were
> aaaaaaancient Solaris machines that didn't use any clustering or
> distributed data.  that was a long time ago, though.  for external-facing
> huge public production system like showclix, though?  seems unlikely ...
> call me a cynic, but i have more faith in their techniques than a lot of
> systems hiding out in the DoD cyber labyrinth...
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:06 AM Kevin Stone via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> You guys should be involved in audits then, because many government and
>> contractor servers aren’t setup correctly using stratum servers via NTP,
>> and they fail audits regularly.  To use that stuff, admins have to actually
>> implement them.  Regarding PCI rules, they too can be easily broken just
>> like NIST 800-53 control requirements.  But yeah, having said that it is
>> probably latency on user side more than anything.  Bottom line is if
>> someone is waiting to go to a website at 12:00 exactly, you lose.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* FSPA [mailto:fspa-bounces at fspazone.org] *On Behalf Of *Bob K
>> Mertz via FSPA
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2019 10:48 AM
>> *To:* FSPA main discussion list
>> *Cc:* Bob K Mertz
>> *Subject:* Re: [FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent
>>
>>
>>
>> Generally everything is set by NTP which syncs with the atomic clock
>> (including cell carrier networks).... I can't imagine any server for a
>> reputable company is being set manually. I refreshed at exactly the moment
>> my cell switched to 12:00 and not before and went right in.
>>
>> On February 25, 2019 10:30:36 AM EST, Kevin Stone via FSPA <
>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>
>> I think many people didn’t realize that there is not a standard clock out
>> there, your phone isn’t the same as ShowClix server time which was probably
>> set by some admin using his/her phone and not a stratum time server, so
>> everything went on sale prior to someone’s phone that said 12:00.  Always
>> start 2 minutes early.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* FSPA [mailto:fspa-bounces at fspazone.org] *On Behalf Of *The Bob
>> via FSPA
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2019 10:29 AM
>> *To:* FSPA main discussion list
>> *Cc:* The Bob
>> *Subject:* Re: [FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent
>>
>>
>>
>> I was on my phone driving down the Fairfax County Parkway and I got in.
>> Thankfully somebody else had my info so I immediately released the tix in
>> my cart.  Keeping with the spirit of things though I bought my Replay pass
>> & Intergalactic entry while driving.  Don't try this at home. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> I love the eBay idea.  Maybe 20 entries or a small percentage.  Donate
>> the proceeds to charity.  Complain about what you spent then buy a better
>> data plan for your phone for next year.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:07 AM Dan Reynolds via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> yeah not impressed unless you're riding Millennium Force at the time.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:04 AM Ethan O'Toole via FSPA <
>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>
>> > I was a single buyer on mobile sitting in Cedar Point's parking lot and
>> > I managed to get a spot as well.
>>
>> Next time you need to book it while on a ride.
>>
>>                         - Ethan
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