full-disclosure - Re: tar alternative

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Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 09:12:53 +0300
From: "Cristi Mitrana" <cristi.mitrana@...il.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: tar alternative

On 9/8/06, Tim <tim-security@...tinelchicken.org> wrote:
[..]
> Hello,
>
> Sorry to change the subject slightly here on this thread, but I was
> wondering about this before the topic came up.
>
> Given the problems with using the tar format for file distribution,

 What problems ?

> there any other simple, non-compressed file-grouping formats out there
> that weren't originally designed for backups (e.g. don't contain
> usernames, permissions, etc)?  Something that can be a drop-in
> replacement for tar and thus can integrate with gzip/bzip2 easily?
> (Don't even say .zip)

 I would say cpio, but you don't want any backup designed archivers.

> There's probably one out there I'm completely naive about, but I haven't
> seen one yet that would be a safer alternative.

 Because there is nothing wrong with tar.
-- 
mitu

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