On 08/03/10 22:13, Len Philpot wrote:

> That's true but I can understand to usefulness of knowing how many GB, 
> etc., are still available past the end of the last saveset on a tape. 
> Networker's reporting of "100% used" when reaching default uncompressed 
> capacity isn't too useful, IMO. At best, you might have half the tape 
> available, at worst little if any.

If you're not happy with that default, just change it.

You can never be sure how much space is left on a tape, it depends on
the compression achieved.

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