Hi,

Is there a convenient way to get the passive translator info on a file? 
Currently you can use setxattr to set a translator but then trying to get back 
the info fails because getxattr opens the port with no flags.

A workaround is using the mach port api directly same as showtrans but it feels 
a bit asymmetric that getxattr/setxattr operate on different ports after the 
translator is set.

I guess for the same reason you cannot change an existing translator with 
setxattr. Is that intentional?

I am not sure how this should interact with the gnu.author xattr.

Thanks,
Y.

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