From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 5 22:45:10 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 648D816A4CE for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:45:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from newalpha.avalonworks.net (newalpha.avalonworks.net [216.58.97.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD4F843D41 for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:45:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hindrich@worldchat.com) Received: from Brantford-ppp108235.sympatico.ca (Brantford-ppp108235.sympatico.ca [216.209.108.182])j15Mj7gM074490 for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2005 17:45:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from hindrich@worldchat.com) From: Peterhin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 17:45:25 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200502051745.25937.hindrich@worldchat.com> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.80/694/Sun Jan 30 16:15:10 2005 clamav-milter version 0.80j on newalpha.avalonworks.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: Leaving a Computer Running ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 22:45:10 -0000 Is it better to leave a computer (a stand alone) running continuously or is it OK to shut it down at the end of the day.? I remember years ago someone mentioned that it is better for the circuitry to leave it running. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated -- Peter "Peace is never more than one thought away"