Why isn't the "last access time" part of the filesystem library?

From: richard_fanta (richard.fanta_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-06 00:02:51

Looking at the filesystem library and the attributes work in boost-
sandbox, I don't immediately see "last access time" being available 
for a file or directory.

"Last access time" was included in Dietmar Kuehl's original dir_it.

Can someone kindly tell me why this was removed?  It's highly useful, 
and part of every filesystem that I've seen.

Thanks,
Rick