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Re: [Bug-tar] obsolescent base-64 headers
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [Bug-tar] obsolescent base-64 headers |
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Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:16:12 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
Mike G <address@hidden> writes:
> Do I need to install an older version of tar to access these?
You shouldn't have to, no. THe old headers are still supported.
Random bytestreams often look like those obsolescent headers, so most
likely your tar files are corrupted somehow, or you're forgetting to
use the "j" option, or something like that.