derek martin asks:

> Is this Linux, *BSD, or a proprietary Unix?
> What version of the OS and/or kernel?
	- rh7.1 kernel 2.4.2-2

> Is this GNU tar or a proprietary tar?
> What version of tar is it?
	- tar (GNU tar) 1.13.19

> What are your mount options on the CD
	- /dev/cdrom   /mnt/cdrom   iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

> What are the ownership/permissions of the files you're trying to copy?
	- lr-xr-xr-x  1 root root  13 Jun 14 19:14 Icv -> ../prl/Icv.pl*

> What command line are you using to tar/untar the directory you're
> trying to copy?
	- tar czvf bin.tgz -C /mnt/cdrom bin
	- tar xzvf bin.tgz

tnx for asking.
dan moylan