OK what I know: This is kept in the extended attributes of the file. You know the dot underline files that show up on FAT file systems...
The command xatr -d com.apple.quaritine Filename will remove the warning you get about a file coming from the internet. There is not a man page for xattr that I could find, but the -h option does let you know the arguments available. Will you share your adventures? Thanks, Jonathan On Jul 15, 2011, at 12:06 AM, Travis Siegel wrote: > Actually, the meta information for the files contains the information about > where the file came from. I haven't a clue how to get at it via applescript, > I don't recall anything about that when I read the applescript programming > guide, but I'm sure there's a unix script or something somewhere that can get > at the info. > I'll do some experimenting, and see if I can turn up anything. > I know it's there, because finder likes to remind me that a particular file > came from a certain location, and that I should be aware of malicious files, > and do I really want to run this program. > Now, how to get that info into something unix or apple scripts can use is of > course a different story. :) > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <https://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <https://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
