Sorin Srbu schrieb: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of >> Scott Silva >> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:45 PM >> To: centos at 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