I always get messages like ? gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/bounce: socket ignored in the daily amanda mail report. Is there a way to tell gtar not to complain about sockets instead of just excluding them from the backup? Thanks in advance, Thomas -- Dr.-Ing. Thomas Ziegler Coding Technologies GmbH Deutscherrnstr. 15-19 Phone +49(911)92891-27 D-90429 Nürnberg FAX +49(911)92891-99