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Date:      Mon, 15 Nov 1999 23:20:19 +0000
From:      Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk>
To:        mjacob@feral.com
Cc:        "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 4.0 SCSI Tape Driver
Message-ID:  <l03020904b45644410c81@[194.32.164.2]>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911151059060.9192-100000@semuta.feral.com>
References:  <199911151857.KAA15544@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>

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Hi,

At 11:01 am -0800 15/11/99, Matthew Jacob wrote:
>I repeat what I said in other mail- can you actually show me a tape drive
>where what I propose really doesn't work?

I have access to a few assorted drives and I'll do the experiments but
don't hold your breath.

BUT I have to say that on principle I'm with Rod on this one: EOF != EOT
and mixing them up is a recipe for (inter alia) finding you can't read back
dumps when you need them.


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