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From: "Doreen & Peter Neilley" <>
Subject: Re: OTRE: [TMG] Re: Back ups first
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:09:40 -0700
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You'd have to temperature control it, unless you live somewhere like Hawaii
where the temperature doesn't fluctuate much! Also, if you have ventilation,
you probably have somewhere that bugs and rodents could get in. Have to
think about that. But sounds like a great idea! (My husband always complains
because I come up with wonderful ideas and then expect him to figure out how
to implement them!)
Doreen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Hoffman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: OTRE: [TMG] Re: Back ups first


> 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.
>
>
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