From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jim Paris <jim@jtan.com>
Subject: Re: Call for RAID-6 users
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:20:28 -0400
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To: Ricky Beam <jfbeam@bluetronic.net>
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> >tar handles special files in /dev properly.
> 
> Don't bet your life on it.  GNU Tar (tm) will work most of the time on
> most systems (read: non-linux), but NEVER assume tar will read device
> entries correctly. (cpio is the "correct" tool.  dump is the Correct
> Tool (tm).)

Whatever.  My problem is with RAID-6, not tar.

-jim