[ Quoting KENNETH ABRAMS to SCOTT LITTLE ] 
 SL> faster. The main functions of a backup program are displaying a
 SL> file/ directory tree (yes, I know any backup does other things),
 KA> And all this time, I thought the *main* function of a backup program
 KA> was  to backup files. Silly me.
Did you bother reading the next line? After the files are selected, they are
dumped to the tape. When a backup program is doing the actual backup, the
slow part is the tape, not the backup program.
Regards,
 - Scott
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