Why a new archive format?
- Small archived size.
- Fast retrieval.
- Secure.
- Robust.
- Extensible.
- Support devices files.
- Support files with holes.
- Library implementation.
- Evi said so.
Schreüder and Murillo
rat: A secure archiving program with fast retrieval.
LISA XIII, Seattle, WA, November 7-12, 1999