From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: calin <calin@splitreflection.com>
Subject: Re: Selective Compression/Encryption
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:03:04 -0800
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> While I have not gotten far enough to prove it is feasible...
> 
> My idea on controlling features like compression is that
> the default mode is inherited from the parent in the
> directory tree.  Thus you can turn it on/off at whatever
> granularity you want.
> 

That seems like the ideal solution to me.  Similar to how default ACLs work.

-John