On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Nick Zitzmann <n...@chronosnet.com> wrote:
> You might want to do both. Using only a type & creator will keep Mac purists
> happy - until they try sending an attachment over E-Mail, in which case the
> codes might be lost unless both clients support flattening and unflattening
> the metadata. Keep in mind that there aren't many Mac purists left, and the
> ones that are left are usually trolls.

You need to have a file extension.  UTIs are derived from file
extensions, not creator codes:
http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/message/cocoa/2009/1/29/228935

Besides, what if someone tosses the file on a FAT32 flash drive?

--Kyle Sluder
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