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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: OTRE: [TMG] Re: Back ups first
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 11:44:07 -0500
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Richard Brogger wrote:
>For a long time I have wanted to bury a concrete box in the hillside
>where it would have good drainage and ventilation. I would run power
>and LAN cable underground to that box and put an old computer with a
>large hard drive in it. My software will automatically backup every
>changed file to that hard drive.
>
>As long as I have vents in the box, the heat from the computer should
>carry excess humidity out of the box. Does anyone see any problems
>with such a system?

Seems kind of extreme, but it should work. I'd also add a UPS between the
power line and the computer. Vents may not be enough - you might consider
a small fan mounted in the vents -- possibly two (one in and the other
out). Another option might be to set it so that you can power up and down
remotely.


Lee Hoffman/KY
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