(Meta)Data Format Changes
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- Tape format changes
- Support for sparse files
- DMF 2.6 can read earlier format tapes (but NOT dmtpmsp format!)
- DMF 2.5 can NOT read 2.6 format tapes
- FTP MSP uses tape format
- Support for sparse files
- Recoverability improvements
- Database changes
- Several reasons - good time for it