>
> Why is it that often times (certainly not always) I see savesets with
> the tail on one tape and the head on the another but no middle section?
> In fact, it seems that it's normally either 'cr' or both an 'hr' and a
> 'tr' but don't see 'mr' too often. Can you have a tail and a head with
> no middle? Seems odd. Maybe somebody can explain this?

A "middle" is just a section that does not include the beginning or the
end.  So if a saveset is completely on one tape, or spans only 2 tapes,
there is no "middle".

> I mean what
> exactly defines "middle" versus "tail". At what point is it considered a
> "middle"?

When it's not the beginning or the end.

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