Mae-WEST

Fri Jul 11 19:04:31 UTC 1997

>Or, lets say, an automatic network monitor (ALA SNMP) that tells them 
>when UPS power is about to run down (before the lights go out) so they 
>can roll their generator into place.

Shades of the massive AT&T failure of a few years ago.

Lose external power, go to battery -- batteries run flat, cause nobody
is paying attention.

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