Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:57:09 -0800 From: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@clicknet.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@squiz.co.nz>, FreeBSD Mobile <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: PCMCIA Card Config Message-ID: <34E0F765.AE9376D5@clicknet.com> References: <199802102341.PAA03354@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > Being a mobile, my machine is not permanently turned on. I need some sort > > of alternative to cron for doing routine maintenance. I could script it > > myself, but it seems like it must be a standard problem with some well > > thought out solutions available. > > You can leave it on all the time, as one possibility. I generally > close the lid on mine and leave it running except when I'm away from > power. Over those periods, the lack of maintenance isn't a noticeable > nuisance. If the system is suspended during the time a cron job is supposed to take place will it launch as soon as the system unsuspends realizing that it has missed it's time? -Sean To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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