> > As subject - which version of tar should i specify when building my clients? > > I'm getting a timeout error occasionally on one of my clients using tar and > > just want to eliminate the tar version as i know one is broken with amanda. > > gnutar 1.13.19 or 1.13.25. The latter is the latest "alpha" (minor bug fix > I think :) release of about 2 or more years ago. Not a lot of work going on > there. I think it is available for ftp at alpha.gnu.org.
OK thanks - I'll try that one Tom
