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added a note to line protocol doc recommending including timestamps, resolves #466

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Scott Anderson 2019-09-18 16:25:29 -06:00
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@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ The Unix nanosecond timestamp for the data point.
InfluxDB accepts one timestamp per point.
If no timestamp is provided, InfluxDB uses the system time (UTC) of its host machine.
_**Data type:** [Unix timestamp](#unix-timestamp)_
_**Data type:** [Unix timestamp](#unix-timestamp)_
{{% note %}}
Though timestamps are optional, you should include them to ensure times associated with points
are the actual times metrics were observed rather than when InfluxDB received them.
{{% /note %}}
{{% note %}}
_Use the default nanosecond precision timestamp or specify an alternative precision