Why can't nautilus go into archives?

[Andrew Sobala <andrew sobala net>]

Since there are apparently plugins in gnome-vfs to decode .tar and .gz
files, why doesn't clicking on a tarball in nautilus "go into" that
tarball?

-- 
Andrew

"Elves and Dragons!" I says to him.  "Cabbages and potatoes are better
for you and me."
		-- J. R. R. Tolkien