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[Erik]

On 2/6/2026 at 10:55 PM, GKABS said:

You joined on January 24th, and today is the 7th, which means it has been 14 or 15 days depending on the server and the time zone. So just be patient.

We store EPOC timestamps for everything and that's a universal time around the globe. From the second we record a registration the EPOC timestamp must grow by 1296000 seconds to be eligible for the promotion. So yes all relative to server time which is standardized UNIX Time.

Current source check of our time pool.

[~]# chronyc sources -v

  .-- Source mode  '^' = server, '=' = peer, '#' = local clock.
 / .- Source state '*' = current best, '+' = combined, '-' = not combined,
| /             'x' = may be in error, '~' = too variable, '?' = unusable.
||                                                 .- xxxx [ yyyy ] +/- zzzz
||      Reachability register (octal) -.           |  xxxx = adjusted offset,
||      Log2(Polling interval) --.      |          |  yyyy = measured offset,
||                                \     |          |  zzzz = estimated error.
||                                 |    |           \
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample
===============================================================================
^+ ntp.swyn.net                  2  10   373   775   +114us[ +135us] +/-   16ms
^- 172-104-209-204.ip.linod>     4  10   377   335  +2397us[+2397us] +/-   37ms
^* pool-138-89-14-60.mad.ea>     1  10   377   526   -176us[ -155us] +/- 9865us
^- ntp.maxhost.io                2  10   377   516  +1513us[+1513us] +/-   46ms

Track the drift on the server.

[~]# chronyc tracking
Reference ID    : 8A590E3C (pool-138-89-14-60.mad.east.verizon.net)
Stratum         : 2
Ref time (UTC)  : Sat Feb 07 06:19:54 2026
System time     : 0.000077809 seconds fast of NTP time
Last offset     : +0.000020834 seconds
RMS offset      : 0.000047574 seconds
Frequency       : 7.378 ppm slow
Residual freq   : +0.000 ppm
Skew            : 0.013 ppm
Root delay      : 0.019030381 seconds
Root dispersion : 0.000573422 seconds
Update interval : 1025.7 seconds
Leap status     : Normal

Translate the findings.

System time     : 0.000077809 seconds fast of NTP time
Last offset     : +0.000020834 seconds
RMS offset      : 0.000047574 seconds
Leap status     : Normal

In human terms:

System time error: ~78 microseconds
Last correction: ~21 microseconds
Average jitter: ~48 microseconds

In server terms:

under 1 ms = excellent
under 0.1 ms = outstanding

We're currently running at 0.078 ms.

That’s better than many financial systems.

[GKABS]

That totally outshines the big bin, haha!

But really this is outstanding. 

[EddsCrystal]

23 hours ago, GKABS said:

You joined on January 24th, and today is the 7th, which means it has been 14 or 15 days depending on the server and the time zone. So just be patient.

got it thanks

[Erik]

[JetHunter123]

On 10/18/2025 at 5:57 AM, Erik said:

 

One of the two subscriptions listed below is required to download files from our site.

PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS  

You can help us support the site by purchasing a paid subscription here: https://combatace.com/subscriptions/

Paid subscriptions not only help us support what we do here but they also provide account perks. No waiting for downloads, no caps on download speed, increased account storage space for attachments, messages, and much more. If you can afford to chip in we'd appreciate your support and say thank you in advance.

Paid memberships will function independently and exclusively as they always have.

 

FREE SUBSCRIPTION  

A free subscription is provided to accounts that meet the requirements below. They will allow you to download 2 files per day (24-hours).

Download counter explained: 
You download a file at 14:30 hours on Thursday it fills one download slot until 14:30:01 Friday.
Once this record is removed you can download another file in it's place. 
You have two of these free slots, each can be used once per 24-hours.
This provides 2 free files per day.

You need to have a free subscription or paid subscription to download files. Free subscriptions are placed automatically by our system on your account when you meet the following guidelines.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Your account is 15 days old or older.
2. You've made a minimum of 2 forum posts. Interact in the forums, introduce yourself here, or post about something you're interested in.
3. Log out and log in. Top Right Corner > Click your user image > Sign Out > Close your browser > Open browser > Sign in to reset our user salt.

 

 

good idea

[JetHunter123]

soo great website