programmers at microsoft doing such a blunder CARELESSNESS!!! <let the world know>
YAP, i feel its a seripus issue in one of its highly highlighted product this would prove lot of inconvinence to most users [I DON'T THINK YOU USE MOVIE MAKER] --- Bill Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Bipin Gautam([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 11:35:06PM -0700: >> >> >> >> ---DESCRIPTION--- >> Windows Movie Maker 2 only determines whether a file type is supportive by it or >> not, ONLY by judging its extension. So, suppose if you have to import a VCD movie >> (*.dat) to your Windows Movie Maker 2 you have to copy the whole file to a >> read/write drive rename its extension to *.mov (ie: any extension that media player >> 2 recognizes) >> Amazingly, windows movie maker 1 effectively judges a supportive movie file by >> its header so it doesn't matter even if you rename a movie file to *.zip, it would >> effectively look at the header data and allow us to import in WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER >> 1. But strangely, Windows Movie Maker judges a supportive file type just by judging >> its extension! This could prove very inconvenient if we have to import a file >> through network or read-only drives. > >Ok, so, what's the security problem in this? It's a crap program, why do >we care? > >-- >Bill Weiss > >In the future we're all going to regret this period in music where >our tastes were determinedby 11 year old girls and wrestling fans. > -- Moby _____________________________________________________________ Secure mail ---> http://www.blackcode.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
