A quick /etc/rmt question

[Dan Kegel]

I'm trying to manipulate a remote tape drive from within a program, and 
/etc/rmt looks like just the ticket.  Unfortunately, I can't get it to
work even from the shell.  Here's what I tried:

    % ls -l /dev/rmt8
    crw-rw-rw-  1 root      30,   8 May 24 14:18 /dev/rmt8
    % /etc/rmt
    O /dev/rmt8 2			# command to open a device for r/w
    					# extra newline to get the reply?
    E2					# reply from /etc/rmt: ENOENT
    No such file or directory
    %
What am I doing wrong?  Thanks for any (preferably e-mailed) replies.
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