Re: Turning off NeXT at night....

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From: Paul Stewart
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:33

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bill@epnxt.jsc.nasa.gov writes:

>I would like to turn off my NeXT at night.  Would I still get my mail  
>messages the next morning?  How about after a weekend?

  Mail relays usually try to reach a host for 3 days before bouncing it.  
However, unless there are good reasons for you to turn off your machine,
I wouldn't suggest it, as there are many arguments that profess that 
continuous operation is a bit more healthy for (UNIX) machines than frequent
power-up/power-downs.

>		Bill
--
Paul

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