[Plptools-developers] [ plptools-Feature Requests-1864105 ] Store non-UNIX attributes in extended attrs

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Feature Requests item #1864105, was opened at 2008-01-04 18:19
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Reuben Thomas (rrt)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Store non-UNIX attributes in extended attrs

Initial Comment:
It would avoid confusion and increase flexibility if non-UNIX attributes such as hidden and system bits were stored in extended attributes rather than kludged into the standard permission bits.

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