UPS / notifications

[Bob Hemus]

On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 09:20 -0700, Bill Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 03, 2007, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> >On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 10:07 -0500, C M Reinehr wrote:
> >> On Wednesday 03 October 2007 09:24, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> >> > C M Reinehr wrote:
> >> > > On Wednesday 03 October 2007 08:13, Vu Pham wrote:
> >> > >> I am looking for information about sending notification when the power
> >> > >> is down:
> >> > >> - what kind of ups / method you use ?
> >> > >> - how do we monitor the UPSes : serial , usb ?
> >> > >> - and *important* : the monitoring app must run on Linux.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Maybe there are some other issues I need to know, but never have I done
> >> > >> this, so I need your advice.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks,
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Vu
> >> > >
> >> > > Vu,
> >> > >
> >> > > I use a program called apcupsd (http://www.apcupsd.org/). It is quite
> >> > > comprehensive but only works with APC UPS's (I think).
> >> >
> >> > But IMHO these are very good UPS so if you're starting from scratch,
> >> > this is a good way to go.
> >> 
> >> No argument there. APC is all I've ever used. :-)
> >
> >We have been using Riello. Yes they are Italian. No, one generally does
> >not think of Italians in this context. But we have been using these in
> >demanding mobile environments and they have really held up. Nice 19"
> >racks models. They deserve a look.
> 
> Italian electrics?  I used to think that Lucas, Lord of Darkness,
> made the worst electrical systems, until I worked on a Fiat where
> every wire in the wiring harness was black with no identifying
> markers, 
Hell, I had a '58 6oo.  There were wires just hanging lose, not
connected to anything.  If you cut an inch off of one of them lights
wouldn't burn or it wouldn't start or ???
Bob