[ge-talk] 'expiration' attribute

[Alexander G. M. Smith]

Kevin Field wrote on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:22:43 -0700 (PDT):
> I just had an idea, I'm not sure if it's been brought up before (sorry if so)--it
> would be really great if one could define an expiry date (or a relative expiry
> date, e.g., "seven years after last modification") for files and folders, to make
> it easier to clean up/review/throw out one's files.  [...]

Nice idea.  This ties in with having a standard set of attribute names and
meanings.  Perhaps something like the Dublin core http://dublincore.org/ to
start with - good for tagging things for searching.

So what else would be useful?  Thumbnail graphics, keywords, importance to
the user (if this file was lost, how much would it cost to replace?).  User
notes and annotation, etc, etc.  So when someone gets around to making a
standard list of attributes, remember to mention your expiry date idea!

- Alex

P.S. The ones I use at the moment are "note" and "META:url" for downloaded files.