Name: Helpful tips for using this software
File: tips.txt
Date: 18 May 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 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.

  To fix it, delete this line...

  installinfo (INFO_MODEL, REQ_MODEL);               

  ... and replace it with this ...

  snprintf (info[2].value, sizeof(info[2].value), "SMART-UPS 600");

  That should get the driver running with no more hassles.
