> > my tapelist has become a bit confused, due to my own fault, by me adding
> > tapes in the "middle" of my numbered sequence.  At the moment it looks
> > like this:
> > 20060803 daily-5 reuse
> > 20060802 daily-1 reuse
> > 20060801 daily-3 reuse
> > 20060731 daily-4 reuse
> > 20060731 daily-2 reuse

If the matter is just to make your life easy, have a natural sequence
of numbers when picking up the next tape for backup, why not changing
the label sticker on the tape (not Amanda label).

And on the sticker you write in big: TAPE 1 and in small daily-1
TAPE 2 daily-3
TAPE 3 daily-4
TAPE 4 daily-2
TAPE 5 daily-5

And you do not confuse Amanda :)

That is definitely how I would do.

Bests,

Olivier