On 4/15/04 8:20 AM, Peter C.S. Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thus spake Eddie Hargreaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 4/15/2004 11:05 AM: >> The creator of the application could simply put an iTunes MP3 icon on it, >> and it would "look" like a file just like MP3.Concept already does. > > But the app would end in .app, not .mp3 (unless the OS foolishly allowed > hiding the extensions).
I guess you haven't noticed, but OS X DOES hide .app extensions. Even when "Show all file extensions" is checked in the Finder preferences, iCal.app displays as iCal. In fact, I just duplicated iCal, pasted a PDF icon on it and named it Third Quarter Results. By all accounts, it looks just like a PDF. Even with "Show all file extensions" turned on, it doesn't display the .app extension. I could paste an iTunes icon on it, if I wanted and it would look like an MP3. I can even rename it to Third Quarter Results.pdf in the Get Info window and completely get rid of the .app extension. > Also, as I said, the Finder should intercept such items and warn the user. > (With an alert something like "The file ends in MP3 (iTunes file) but is > really an application. The application could be dangerous. Continue? > Cancel/OK/Delete File") That doesn't account for one of the situations I just mentioned, where there is no other actual extension on the application other than .app, which is not shown. My overall point is that this supposed "hack" or "insecurity" in OS X has existed for many, many years and has amounted to nothing. Any major reworking of the OS to "protect" everyone from its flaw will a burden greater than its benefits. Eddie Hargreaves -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
