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On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:04:43 +0100
Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> wrote:

> Liam J. Foy wrote:
> > On 1 Jun 2006, at 18:40, Mark Ovens wrote:
> > 
> >> Respectable showing from FreeBSD here
> >>
> >> http://en.uptime-project.net/page.php?page=toplist&content=allhosts
> > 
> > More than showing me how stable the operating system is - it scares me.
> > 
> 
> Indeed. I've just registered and installed the s/w on my mail server and 
> I'm already in position 3514/11582 with just over 3 weeks uptime - since 
> I did a major u/g from 4.9 -> 6.1 - let's see how far it gets.
> 
> The longest it's been up for is ~220 days but that's because we have a 
> flaky mains supply round here (electric company more interested in their 
> shareholders than customers). Perhaps now it's time to get a UPS?

That's flaky?  

I typically get uptimes of 22-30 *hours* from my mains supply
without interruption.  I have to keep the house clocks on my UPS
here in Florida.

I suppose the storms we get have a bearing on the quality of our
electrical grid ;-)

Randy