>Richard, > >That would make sense, if the job was "freezing" in the middle of the >copies, but apparently, it just waits a while before starting to write >the first bit of data to tape, and then goes fine till the end !
Then that speaks to a defective tape (or even drive) problem, as I suggested. That is, the drive is having trouble mounting the tape. Observing the drive during one of these instances could be illuminating. Richard Sims, BU
