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> 
> I never found a definite reference (can anybody help me out there?) but 
> folklore seems to have it that marking EOD with *one* filemark is a QIC 
> property -- and it should probably be tagged as such.

It is, but it's impossible to tell a priori with some drives.

It is my personal opinion that two filemarks at EOD should only be used
for devices that cannot know physical EOT. Only 1/2" reel tapes come to
mind on that one.

-matt




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