-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I too have had little furry friends chew on cables, but a few months ago I found a "new to me" problem. In a data-center the installer of the HVAC system decided to save a few dollars and installed a plastic drain line for the condensation line (instead of copper line). All was well for a few years (nobody ever thought about it). One day soaking wet ceiling tiles came crashing down all over the building (yes the line was run overhead from the data-center to a building drain in the janitor's closet 150 feet away). Upon inspection, the line had *hundreds* of holes chewed in it. The little holes created a nice "soaker" system for the ceiling tiles. In parts of the line, LARGE chunks of pipe were eaten away (1 to 2 foot sections). The building management said the problem was ours for having a plastic line. I still say it was their problem for having rats in the building. On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Sean Donelan wrote:

BusinessWeek has an interesting article about research into one of our favorite problems. Rodents chewing cables.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/011015/9jbnalvrua0gp7v7bkwjva_3.html

Researchers are trying to make cables less tastey to our furry friends.

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