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From: umdhep@eneevax.UUCP (Todd Aven)
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Subject: Re: reading Unix tar tapes on a VMS system...
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Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 17:06:15 EST
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There are two VMS-based tar readers, one of which also has a
tar writer. 

gordon@uw-june(.arpa?)		FORTRAN reader only
penstone@qucdnee1.bitnet	C reader and writer

I've used Gordon Davisson's FORTRAN version to read the BSD4.3 tape
successfully (I modified the program a little to expand subdirectories
and handle file names more appropriately under VMS4.4).

I've used Sid Penstone's reader on the BSD tape. I wrote a tar file
onto my disk and read it successfully with both readers. Make of that
what you will, but I haven't actually tried to read using UNIX tar.

Regards,
Todd Aven
the Softwear Sweatshop
(301)345-1692