Re: new mime detection approach
- From: Fabio Gomes <bugtraq gs2 com br>
- To: "Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)" <amadorm usm edu ec>
- Cc: Nautilus List <nautilus-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: new mime detection approach
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:04:08 -0300
> Please let's get away from file extensions!
File extensions and sniffing will not go away in favor of EA. EAs only
_store_ the information. This still needs a detection method. Regardless
of the way you store the MIME type information (or don't store at all),
you will need to detect this information first. And currently the only
way to do this with files that come into your computer is
sniffing+suffix.
Your "get away from file extensions" is completely pointless.
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