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Date:      Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:27:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
To:        data@dreamhaven.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: APC BackUPS
Message-ID:  <199809171627.JAA16847@pau-amma.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980916210618.363V-100000@ds9.dreamhaven.org>

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>Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:13:51 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.net>

>Obviously, the combination I have isn't gonna work.  Does anyone know of a
>software/cable combination that will work with FreeBSD and the BackUPS, or
>do I need to break down and go buy a SmartUPS so I can use upsd?  That
>would be kinda bad, since I actually have 2 systems, both with a BackUPS
>600, that need to be supported, so it'd be twice the money.  But hey, if I
>have to, I will.  :)

I've just (barely) started looking at "smartupstools", which seems to be
intended as a PowerChute work-alike (from my preliminary looking
around).  It seems to have been used on FreeBSD (since FreeBSD is
mentioned in the Makefile & docs); more information is at
http://www.exploits.org/~rkroll/smartupstools.  GNU Copylefted....

david
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David Wolfskill		UNIX System Administrator
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