Name: Helpful tips for using this software
File: tips.txt
Date: 24 August 1999

- To cut down on DNS traffic for things that poll a lot like asapm-ups,
  upslog, and upsmon, specify the remote host as an IP address.
  Otherwise, every query will force a lookup of the name.

  If named is running on the local system, this isn't really a problem.

- If your APC Smart-UPS 600 model isn't working with the smartups driver,
  check it by hand with a terminal program set to 2400 bps, 8N1.  If 
  it responds to "Y" with "SM" but totally ignores a ^A (CTRL-A), a small
  part of smartups.c will have to be hand-hacked until a suitable fix is
  checked and installed in the source.

  Remove the comments around "#define SU600_HACK" in the top of smartups.c
  and recompile.  Then try it again and see if it fires up without any 
  complaints.
