we had the same problem, we now store the data uncompressed on the tape. And still get frequent errors.
On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 06:14:46PM +0100, Niall O Broin wrote: > On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 10:25:29AM -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > > Is it a real, or theoretical, problem? I.e. has anybody experienced bit errors > > in a gzip'ed document? For me the incidence is low enough that I don't feel a > > need to use bzip2 for that extra protection. The value of your data may lead > > to a different conclusion. > > I brought this up and it's not theoretical - I've had problems with gzipped > tar files coming back off tapes. I definitely have problems with my tape > drive but as mentioned, such errors in a tar file would only have caused > problems with some files - with the gzipped tar file, you're done for once > you hit an error. *** Qmail-Scanner Envelope Details Begin *** X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" via maat.reeusda.gov X-Qmail-Scanner-Rcpt-To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.12 (hbedv: 2.0.3/vdf=6.14.0.3 Clear:. Processed in 0.53725 secs) *** Qmail-Scanner Envelope Details End ***
