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From: wescott@Columbia.NCR.COM (Mike Wescott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Whats wrong with cpio -oTV /dev/rtp
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Date: 12 Nov 90 17:53:17 GMT
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In article <1124@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au> nigel@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au (Nigel Harwood) writes:
> Whats wrong with using cpio -oTV /dev/rtp ?

> Is the only reason they did it that way because they wanted
> to customise and fully control the interface ?

> Or is there something wrong with cpio -oTV /dev/rtp ?

The problem is not with cpio but with tape drives/controllers.  They
are not consistent among themselve on when errors occur and what has
been written to the physical tape when these errors occur.  Without
some consistency there is no way for cpio to know what is on one tape
and where to begin the next.

	-Mike
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	-Mike Wescott
	 mike.wescott@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM