Hi Charles, Bob, > > 3) Develop a workaround (I already have one)? > > You can burn directly your tar file to the DVD and subsequently read it > with "tar xjvf /dev/cdrom" Some people have reported that this does not work for them. I don't know why not, but since people have reported it you should probably check that this works for you. Leonard. -- mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research