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  --received from Dustin J. Mitchell--
>
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Paul Yeatman
> <pyeatman AT mamacass.ucsd DOT edu> wrote:
> > Ah, thanks!  That's what coming from 2.4.4p3 will do for ya!
> >
> > I had a script that used the old directory naming style.  I will have
> > to adapt my script (likely with some effort) unless there is a way to ask
> > 2.6.0 to use the old naming convention, ie. date only.
> 
> Nope -- many of Amanda's internals are changing from version to
> version.  If you have scripts that depend on such things, you'd
> probably be best served by keeping abreast of new releases, rather
> than waiting.

Yes, I think you are correct.  This is why I already started printing out pages 
of script code.

> 
> Also, there's a rather flexible C module for analyzing the holding
> disk.  If it would help, I'd be happy to talk about SWIGging that into
> perl, allowing your script to interface with it directly.

Hmm, I appreciate the offer.  Interesting.  I guess I'd have to know more about 
what the C module produces to know if it would be helpful.

Thanks, Dustin!

Paul