Bug#305128: ntpdate: missing hourly cron job...

[Rich Johnson]

>> The man page says ntpdate should run hourly, but the package does not supply 

>> a cronjob

>> 

>Thanks for the contribution.

>

>I can't do that by default -- some people run ntpd, some are behind

>dial-up network connections, ...

>

>Your script is helpful though, I'll include it (disabled).

Any ETA for its inclusion?

Might I also suggest using debconf to control whether it's installed to run  {hourly/daily/never(disabled)}?

--rich