Certain servers are not replying

[Sebhoster]

Currently if I resolve arch.pool.ntp.org from an endpoint in the phillipines, i get different answers than just the ones you mentioned above. So the problem seems to be gone - for now?

The zone restructuring was discussed here:

Minor new features on the website

Yes, indeed. The new measurements of IPs served is preparing for building the GeoDNS configuration so that all countries are serviced by a minimum number of servers (20? 30?) and all the servers are (overall) getting a proportional amount of traffic as well as we can figure out. Indeed. “As close as possible” is more about minimizing the risk of asymmetric routing and dropped packets, not so much for accuracy. Years ago someone added the first server on some island in the south pacific. It h…