I'm not sure of the disposition of the Importance being Wishlist, but this is an actual bug in gnu tar, not just a requested feature. This bug prevents, for example, the Amanda backup system from functioning properly.
-- Unexpected field value in snapshot file https://launchpad.net/bugs/56951 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
