-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gregory Stark wrote: > "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> That chance is minuscule or at least should be. Of course we are >> assuming some level of conditioned power that is independent of the >> power bus, e.g; a UPS. > > I find your faith in UPSes charmingly quaint. It isn't my faith in a UPS. It is my real world knowledge. Further I will exert what I already replied to Stefan: city power->line conditioning generator->panel->plug->UPS->server You would have to have lightning handed by God to your server to have a total power failure without proper shutdown in the above scenario. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ UNIQUE NOT NULL Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG4tWpATb/zqfZUUQRAl00AJ4jC/CWkqrxeUjT0REedQAG3cvPPgCcCKkU zbCu41UT25PnL7f7bT7dfXQ= =tV5r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq