>Is there some reason why the tape is not at least rewind-offlined ... Because other users specifically asked for it to be left alone (we had to remove code that used to rewind after each operation). I assume they run something else after amdump (for instance) to tack on a little more data to the tape.
And in the case of a changer, offlining the drive may cause other things to happen, such as dropping the stack and loading the next tape, which might not be what you want. Better that we leave things alone and if a particular setup needs something different, it's easy for them to do. John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
