Thanks for the quick answer.  I told the user and he is going to try it.

> We had similar excludes and had problems. Noted that all files without
> extensions were excluded, and those with were not. Turns out the solution
> is to use *.*, not just * - e.g. exclude sys:/system/0E000008.QDR/*.*
>
> At  2:46 PM 5/15/95 -0600, Andy Carlson wrote:
> >I have a user that is backing up a Netware file server.  He has excludes
> >of the following form:
> >
> >exclude sys:/system/0E000008.QDR/*
> >exclude sys:/system/0E020005.QDR/*
> >exclude sys:/system/160000A5.QDR/*
> >exclude sys:/system/17000005.QDR/*
> >exclude sys:/system/20010017.QDR/*
> >exclude sys:/system/2A010007.QDR/*
> >exclude sys:/system/2C020023.QDR/*
> >
> >that don's seem to exclude.  He gets errors sometimes on files that
> >should have been excluded.  Does anyone see anything wrong with these
> >excludes?  Thanks.
> >
> > Andy Carlson  work: (314) 362-0516      fax: (314) 362-4495
> > Barnes Jewish Christian Health Services   St. Louis MO
> > Email Address:  andyc AT andyc.carenet DOT org
> >
> > "I suppose I should thank you for teaching me how true the
> >  old saying is.  Teach him how you will, a pig will never
> >  play the flute"
> >             - Thom Merrilin to Matt on the Spray
>
>
> Chris Krusch                             Email: Chris.Krusch AT ubc DOT ca
> University Computing Services            Phone: (604)822-4215



 Andy Carlson  work: (314) 362-0516      fax: (314) 362-4495
 Barnes Jewish Christian Health Services   St. Louis MO
 Email Address:  andyc AT andyc.carenet DOT org

 "I suppose I should thank you for teaching me how true the
  old saying is.  Teach him how you will, a pig will never
  play the flute"
             - Thom Merrilin to Matt on the Spray