On Sun, 23 Mar 2003, Bort, Paul wrote:

> 1. Client-side compression
> 2. Better chance of backing up ACLs (using special tar)
> 3. Works on machines that have all shares disabled (I have seen disabling
> shared recommended for some servers, especially SQL.)
> 4. More straightforward restore
> 5. Doesn't require SAMBA on AMANDA Server

I haven't used it yet here, but I suspect another advantage not listed
above is:

6. Can do dumps at higher levels than 0 and 1.

Now my question: What special tar does one use to get the ACLs?

-Mitch