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From: royce@scor_az.resp-sci.arizona.edu (Royce Robbins)
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Subject: Re: Tar for PC Needed
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Date: 3 Sep 90 06:37:39 GMT
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Getting tar for the PC:

Sun Microsystems makes a product called PC-NFS which allows PCs to act as
workstations (parasites) to UNIX or VMS hosts that act as NFS servers.  Works
real slick over thinwire, even works at up to 9600 baud over serial lines.

You could connect your PC to your UNIX host this way then just use XCOPY to
copy an entire UNIX directory hierarchy to a PC.  I've done this even with
VMS machines, so I know it works.  'Course it does mean you have to be in
proximity to your host and the hardware/software will be about $400.

Sun also has something called PC-Lifeline which has a windowed mailer (POP2
and SMNP) AND a PC implementation of tar they use for backup.

Hope this helps.  (No I have no connection with Sun!!)

						--Royce Robbins
						Div. Resp. Sciences
						UofArizona