Re: Which file-system is good for power down?

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On Apr 21,  1:17am, Christian Baer wrote:
} On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:39:35 -0800 John Nemeth wrote:
} 
} >      The point of using a UPS is that you also use UPS monitoring
} > software that properly shuts down your system before it goes down
} > hard.  The only reason that your system would go down hard is if you
} > fail to do this or the UPS malfunctions.
} 
} Or if you connect you coffee machine and microwave to the UPS in order to
} avoid going hungry and thirsty during power-outs. :-)

     Both of those draw enough power that unless it is a really beefy
commercial (i.e. not SOHO) UPS, that either one will cause an instant
shutdown due to the overload.  Laser printers are another bad item to
connect to a UPS.

}-- End of excerpt from Christian Baer