lrwxrwxrwx 1 mf139823 staff 30 Feb1909:26 /webroot/service/servicelist/ss/rasprofile-fr-eng.pdf -> rasprofile-fr-eng-20030219.pdf

 ...is added to the tarfile by using...

$tar->add_files("/webroot/rasprofile-fr-eng.pdf");

 ...however when the tar file is extracted it appears as...

-rwx--x--x 1 mf139823 staff 5318 Feb1909:26 rasprofile-fr-eng.pdf