[Vorbis] OT: File metadata [Was: .ogg extension and Theora]

[Aaron Plattner]

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On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 11:36:42PM +0200, Nescafe wrote:
> I would just like you to realize analysing a file extensions is way faster
> than simply opening it. Imagine the incredible amount of calculation to
> identify every single file in a thousand-entry folder. File extension is
> simply a short meta-data,  a hint for user identification.

Speaking of meta-data, is there anyone working on using the file
attribute features of modern filesystems to solve this problem the
correct (i.e., BeOS) way by storing a mime-type as a file attribute?
I can't seem to find anything useful.

--
Aaron