NTP - might ne just what I'm looking for.... yes?

Ok,  I found a white paper at:

/usr/ports/security/nessus/w-nessus-1.2.5/nessus-core/doc/ntp/ntp_white_paper.txt

The README in the "ntp" directory says:

"Note that NTP was not well designed, and suffers from several flaws. 
The developement of the Nessus 1.1.x series will start with a new,
nice and clean communication protocol"

Am I to assume that an effort is underway to re-design the Nessus communication protocol?

Hmmm!  I didn't see much in the Nessus list archives about this.   Is this a new
effort just getting started?    Or has it been ongoing for a while?

Who is the person heading up this effort,  and where can I get an indication of the progress of this effort?

It looks like this white paper is just what I want.  I need time to read it more carefully,  and I might want to post some questions about it later.

But as I develop my client,  I don't want to have to make massive changes....

The studying continues....

John