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From: Matt Hamilton <matt@boris.clintondale.com>
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Subject: controlling a UPS
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Hi,
  I have an APC SmartUPS and I was wondering if it is possible to control
it somehow.  Is there some program to monitor UPSs out there?  Is it as
simple as sending a byte to the serial port and capturing what comes back?
If so is there a list of commands APCs understand?

-Matt