Re: why AOL wont use MOZ: The problem and the solution

[Garth Wallace]

"Michael Gratton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> DeMoN LaG wrote:
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> > File associations mean I can have anything that ends in .mp3
> > be sent to Sonique to play.
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> Yep, but using file name extensions for storing file type metadata is an
> extremely evil kluge.
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> Have a read:
>    <http://arstechnica.com/reviews/01q3/metadata/metadata-1.html>
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> Hopefully, more OS's will get it right in the future.

Of course, Mac's version isn't much better. Instead of a 3-character
extension, it's 2 4-character extensions that you can't see without
poking around with a resource editor or Norton's old Fast Find.