Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!elroy!david 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 Article-I.D.: elroy.4912 Posted: Wed Nov 25 00:46:45 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Nov-87 10:38:01 EST References: <922@mcgill-vision.UUCP> <19109@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> Organization: Image Analysis Systems Grp, JPL Lines: 30 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. -- David Robinson elroy!david@csvax.caltech.edu ARPA david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov ames!elroy!david UUCP Disclaimer: No one listens to me anyway!