Hi After being bitten by a problematic GNUTAR I'd like to make the following suggestion: In the amanda source distribution include a properly patched version of GNUTAR, that people can build and use regardless of the tar that came with the system and be sure that they are using a good and safe tar instead of trial and error on any tar they have with the system (applicable to Linux systems) or what GNUTAR version they find on the internet (which isn't always the right one anyhow). Comments? Paolo