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Tue Feb 21 23:16:22 CST 2006

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> CUSTOMIZE UPS-RELATED ALERTS IN NUT
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> Last week, we looked at a useful UPS-monitoring tool called NUT. Part
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> UPS-related events. By default, NUT doesn't do much of anything; it's
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