Maven 3 and timestamps

Question

I have various questions regarding Maven 3 and Nexus repository. At our nexus repository I would like to resolve only timestamp dependencies. That is to say I would like to

Answer 1

Quoting from the relevant section in Maven 3.x Compatibility Notes

The setting false for a distribution repository has no effect in version 3.x, snapshot artifacts will always be deployed using a timestamped version.

Also, look at the comments in this nexus jira bug on a nice explanation to your other questions.