[vox] Let's talk UPS

Ryan Castellucci vox@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 26 May 2003 21:24:09 -0700


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On Monday 26 May 2003 08:56 pm, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> Today I *almost* invested in a UPS for my server.  Before I do buy one,
> though, I want to be able to find one that talks nice to Linux.  Most
> importantly, I'm interested in finding software that would perform a
> nice clean shutdown in the event of a power outage (definitely a hazard
> in Dixon, where the power goes off if you look at a transformer funny).
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations or suggestions?

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