Message-Id: Date: Fri, 25 Apr 97 16:03 NZST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl From: Lorier Subject: Re: File system ideas Cc: physmsa AT cantua DOT canterbury DOT ac DOT nz (Mr M S Aitchison), alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk, opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk >> >I've been toying with attributed file system ideas for a few years now. >> >Combining a general attribute system with file system monitors (triggered >> >and monitored events) you could do some fairly interesting things. I'd be >> >willing to discuss ideas with you. >> >> Hmm, we almost need a >> "operating-system-general-discussion-and-theory-that-doesnt-really-amount-to >> -terribly-much-but-has-some-really-fascinating-ideas" mailing list :) >> >> Post your ideas, they sound fascinating. apparently the Vax have some >> scheme where you can place "alarms" on certain files for when they are >> accessed. (for example the shadow password file... someone reads it who >> isn't in the "your allowed" catagory mails root, and runs shutdown -h now" >> :) >Also a quota feature would be nice - not based on UID/GID but rather on >file's associated attributes. A great thing for "flexible" swapfiles, >database "trashcans" etc. Hmm, you gotta be carefull, people will "delete" files then undelete them to get around quota, and/or load them into virtual memory.... :)