irdu-backup uses tarfile, written by Lars Gustäbel.  The following
notice was included in the tarfile distribution:

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      tarfile    - python module for accessing TAR archives

                   Lars Gustäbel <lars@gustaebel.de>
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Description
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The tarfile module provides a set of functions for accessing  TAR
format archives. Because  it is written  in pure Python,  it does
not require any platform specific functions. GZIP  compressed TAR
archives are seamlessly supported.


Requirements
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tarfile needs at least Python version 2.2.
(For a tarfile for Python 1.5.2 take a look on the webpage.)


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IMPORTANT NOTE (*NIX only)
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The addition of character and block devices is enabled by a C
extension module (_tarfile.c), because Python does not yet
provide the major() and minor() macros.
Currently Linux and FreeBSD are implemented. If your OS is not
supported, then please send me a patch.

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Download
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You can download the newest version at URL:
http://www.gustaebel.de/lars/tarfile/


Installation
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1. extract the tarfile-x.x.x.tar.gz archive to a temporary folder
2. type "python setup.py install"


Contact
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Suggestions, comments, bug reports and patches to:
lars@gustaebel.de


License
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Copyright (C) 2002 Lars Gustäbel <lars@gustaebel.de>
All rights reserved.

Permission  is  hereby granted,  free  of charge,  to  any person
obtaining a  copy of  this software  and associated documentation
files  (the  "Software"),  to   deal  in  the  Software   without
restriction,  including  without limitation  the  rights to  use,
copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies  of  the  Software,  and to  permit  persons  to  whom the
Software  is  furnished  to  do  so,  subject  to  the  following
conditions:

The above copyright  notice and this  permission notice shall  be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS  IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY  KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO  THE WARRANTIES
OF  MERCHANTABILITY,  FITNESS   FOR  A  PARTICULAR   PURPOSE  AND
NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN  NO  EVENT SHALL  THE  AUTHORS  OR COPYRIGHT
HOLDERS  BE LIABLE  FOR ANY  CLAIM, DAMAGES  OR OTHER  LIABILITY,
WHETHER  IN AN  ACTION OF  CONTRACT, TORT  OR OTHERWISE,  ARISING
FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.


README Version
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$Id: tarfile-LICENSE,v 1.1 2002/10/29 01:49:46 bescoto Exp $