On 4/15/04 10:20 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). You don't have to have an extension at all. That's a common misconception. > > 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 wouldn't help...people are going to double click whether you warn them or not, and they'll run it whether you warn them or not. john -- People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - George Orwell -- 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/>
