New subject: Emergency rescue help needed

4 Feb 2009


      Sorin Srbu schrieb:
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-----Original Message-----
From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of
Scott Silva
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:45 PM
To: centos@centos.org
Subject: Re: [CentOS] Emergency rescue help needed
I just had a Back-UPS of about 1998 vintage burst into flames about 6 months
ago. Luckily, someone was near it and grabbed a fire extinguisher. It was a
Saturday, and if this person hadn't been in on overtime, who knows what would
have happened.
Geez... I have a UPS for my admin-workstation just under the desk on the floor 
in front of me. Suddenly I feel a bit anxious about that...
There's a reason I don't like running anything beyond my ALIX-router
24x7 at home (while I'm away). And it's not the power-bill.
IMO, UPSs don't really belong in the living-room. Doesn't really matter
if they are old or new.
Imagine returning home from work, only to find only the smoldering
remainders of what was your house in the morning...
Rainer