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

[Ben Ruppel]

Exactly!  Without the .xyz extensions, you have to poke around for a 
file type or go by icons.  Personally, I'd rather see what the file 
thinks it is than what the OS thinks the file is.  Win32 platforms can 
be a pain in the butt when the user hides the file extension.

Garth Wallace wrote:

> "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.
>>>
>>Yep, but using file name extensions for storing file type metadata is an
>>extremely evil kluge.
>>
>>Have a read:
>>   <http://arstechnica.com/reviews/01q3/metadata/metadata-1.html>
>>
>>Hopefully, more OS's will get it right in the future.
>>
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> 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.
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