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NTFS (Windows 2k/XP filesystem) actually supports hidden alternative
data streams, which are similar to Mac resource forks.
Some of the popular Linux filesystems support extended attributes, but
the access methods vary and they aren't widely utilized.
The file name is something that is visible, easy to access and trivial
to change. So I would expect the file name to be used in config files to
map the mime media types even in the presence of a working extended
attributes capability.
Michael Kay wrote:
>> Mac OSes up to 9 had a 'resource fork' in each file
>> containing codes indicating the creator and the type of data.
>>
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> Similarly, ICL VME had/has a file description associated with each file
> containing such metadata. The idea has also been reinvented with WebDAV.
>
> But I think we're saddled with Unix and Windows for a few years yet.
>
> Michael Kay
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