Re: size limit of extended attributes

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On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 03:57:37PM +0200, Björn JACKE wrote:
> > Trying to squeeze an API for subfiles into the xattr API is a dead end.
> 
> depends. Works quite well on Solaris. But I didn't ask for that API anyway.

Yes, it works really well for hiding rootkits that can't be found
using the usual tools.  Trust me, we don't want to go there.  Even
Windows has more or less abandoned that misbegotten idea of alternate
file streams, which get dropped when you try to download a file using
http, etc., etc., etc.

						- Ted
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