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    SubjectRe: NTFS-like streams?
    On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Michael Rothwell wrote:
    > Rik van Riel wrote:
    >
    > > So what we want are directories, and not file streams?
    > > Oh wait, we already have those...
    >
    > Not really. Directories aren't the same thing,
    > and don't serve the same purpose. They're _similar_,
    > but not identical.

    So what is The Big Difference(tm) that make file streams
    so much better than directories and so much different?

    I can understand us wanting extended attributes, to store
    the ACLs, other security information and maybe a few
    user-defined EAs. But I really fail to see what's so
    special about multi-stream files vs. directories...

    regards,

    Rik
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