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From: eap@BU-IT.BU.EDU (Eric A. Pearce)
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Subject: GNU Tar experience sought
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Date: 23 May 89 22:07:36 GMT
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  I am thinking of using GNU Tar on a "production" system for backups.
  I'd be interested in hearing war stories and problems with relying
  on it for all your backups.  I know some of FSF machines use it.
  Has someone done full restores with it?  (I imagine you would have to
  make your own "miniroot" with GNU tar on it).
  
  This would be on an IRIS 4D/GTX (sysV, with bsd extensions)

  -e

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