# Recommend the superior “pool" not “server” in ntp.conf **URL:** \ **Category:** Server operators\ **Created:** [November 22, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/recommend-the-superior-pool-not-server-in-ntp-conf/2590 "2022-11-22T15:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![elljay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5fc32e/32.png) [@elljay](https://community.ntppool.org/u/elljay)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/recommend-the-superior-pool-not-server-in-ntp-conf/2590/6 "2022-11-27T16:43:37Z")
Hi, NTP Pool is effectively a one man band as far as making changes goes, so the chances of getting anything done, however sensible and appropriate, before the next ice age is as close to zero as makes no difference…! > [@Newbie question regarding zone assignments and the beta site](https://community.ntppool.org/t/newbie-question-regarding-zone-assignments-and-the-beta-site/2007/2): > > Hi @zeroav Yes, I believe that’s the case. As a volunteer admin with limited permissions, I saw your email come through, but following the outage I [couldn’t get into the management system… nor get any response from @ask man_facepalming.](https://community.ntppool.org/t/manage-auth-system-down/2000/10) The DNS issues seem to have fixed themselves now so I’ll update your zone settings shortly. Maybe this is as good a place as any to say… as far as I can tell @ask is the only person with full admin permissions to the pool and probably the only one with ph… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.ntppool.org/t/recommend-the-superior-pool-not-server-in-ntp-conf/2590)._