Andrew Klaassen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Joerg Schilling
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The switch to base 256 that we defined around 1998
> > happens with 8 GB ore more.
>
> Would that affect ~5GB archive members?
It should not. Star does not switch to base256 numbers before you
reached the 8 GB limit. I cannot speak for gtar.
Jörg
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