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We use it. I bet lots of others do too.


On Tue= , 4 Jun 2024, 18:06 Adrian Klaver, <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote:
Reply to list also.
Ccing list

On 6/4/24 10:03 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:

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>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0If you don't need the tar format then don't= use it.
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> That's neither the purpose nor the point of my question.
>
> I think that a note in the docs mentioning that it's obsolete woul= d be
> helpful for new users who recognize "tar" so choose it.

You are assuming facts not in evidence, namely that the format is obsolete.=

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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com


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