Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!rex!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!n8emr!bluemoon!pspeer From: pspeer@bluemoon.uucp (Pat Speer) Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent Subject: corrupt tar files ? Message-ID: Date: 13 May 91 23:11:20 GMT Sender: bbs@bluemoon.uucp (BBS Login) Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[0][2][4]) Lines: 16 Has anyone else had any problems with any of the tarred files on piggy? I have had problems with some but not all (ie cnews, zoo, etc). Anyway I am new to all this so here is what I "think" is happening. Tar begins "undoing" the files and/or directories and seems to run into a bad command causing it to sometimes just start firing text out to the screen or on one file it created directories instaed of files ( that was real cute). Anyway I ftp'd things correctly, no errors and they uncompressed or unzipped fine, just won't untar correctly. Is this just me or does anyone have any idea what is going on? THANKS! Pat This is from pspeer@bluemoon.uucp pspeer%bluemoon@nstar.rn.com who doesn't have their own obnoxious signature yet