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From: david@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (David Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs
Subject: Re: copytape fix allowing network operation
Message-ID: <4912@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 00:46:45 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 25 00:46:45 1987
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References: <922@mcgill-vision.UUCP> <19109@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>
Organization: Image Analysis Systems Grp, JPL
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Summary: I have one

In article <19109@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>, mkhaw@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Mike Khaw) writes:
> Has anyone been able to make copytape use the freeware remote magtape
> routines from vol.2 issue 21 of the old mod.sources?  I followed the
> directions from that package, but they appear not to have made any
> difference; i.e., you're supposed to be able to do things like
  
> 	copytape /dev/rmt8 remote_host:/dev/rmt8
  
> (instead of having to use a pipe to rsh), but copytape never seems to
> get access to the remote tape drive.
  
> Mike Khaw



I have a version of copytape that runs with the rmtlib library
that was posted quite a while ago.  The version of copytape
is not the latest but I have had no troubles.  If there
is enough interest I will post a copy.







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