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From: danny@itm.UUCP (Danny)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: dump(8) verification ?
Message-ID: <101@itm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 08:28:30 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  9 08:28:30 1985
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Reply-To: danny@itm.UUCP (Daniel S. Cox)
Organization: In Touch Ministries  Atlanta, GA
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In article <631@dicomed.UUCP> salmi@dicomed.UUCP (John S Salmi) writes:
>       ...
>has anyone hacked dump to perform a verify pass on the data dumped?
>       ...

    As a matter of fact, I have access to a Zilog Z8000 machine with a
cartridge-tape backup.  I don't have source, but during dump(8), in
level IV, I can hear the tape starting/stoping, then a rewind, then
some more starting/stopping.  What could this be but a verify?

    Of course, one may well have to do some mighty heavy persuadin'
to get Zilog (or whoever owns source) to cough it up.
-- 
				Daniel S. Cox
				({siesmo!gatech|ihnp4!akgua}!itm!danny)