title: NTP, Unix and Messaging
body: <p>I have two machines and both of them are set to UTC by the same NTP server. I have them set up so that Machine A sends messages to Machine B at time T and Machine B receives these messages at T + N. The messages seem to be receivable at Machine B for any positive value of N and Im wondering if anyone can tell me of a way to get Machine B to receive these messages at values of N which are less than zero.</p>
  
  <p>The application of this is for frivolous message passing around magnetised water coolers where varying flux densities are related through Brown Capacitors on the fly.</p>
  
  <p>I dont think this problem is one which can be solved in an instant but might merit some responses from those who know what Im talking about.</p>