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From: joel@intelisc.UUCP (Joel Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Corrupted backup floppies from cpio
Message-ID: <359@intelisc.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 88 15:17:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: intelisc.359
References: <6794@chinet.chi.il.us> <4873@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us> <838@philmds.UUCP> <3950@encore.UUCP>
Reply-To: joel@intelisc.UUCP (Joel Clark)
Organization: Intel Scientific Computer, Beaverton, OR
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In article <3950@encore.UUCP> bzs@xenna (Barry Shein) writes:
>
>The problem is that cpio is not a backup utility and it's
>irresponsible to use it as such. This problem is only one of several
>fatal problems with using cpio to do backups. For those who have
>nothing else, my sincerest sympathies, you're driving on ice with bald
>tires, I've been there...
>
>	-Barry Shein, ||Encore||

I find this very interesting considering that the 'sysadm backup' utility
distributed by ATT with SYS V.3.0 etc. uses cpio exclusively.   

Joel Clark
Intel Scientific Computers			joel@intelisc.intel.com
Beaverton, OR	    (503) 629-7732	{tektronix}!ogcvax!intelisc!joel