On Mon, 29 May 2017 23:10:04 -0400 Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote:
> On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 09:30:45AM +1000, Charlie wrote: > > > Yes, Sorry. should have been clearer. I go into webmail of my > > Internet Service Provider and the .pdf created by LyX has the > > WARNING [below] message before opening. > > Ah I see what you mean now. > > > Look; it's really just a thing that I thought was a bit weird and > > imagined that someone else had this problem with a .pdf constructed > > by a LyX converter? > > I agree it's weird. The following > > $ file sample.pdf > sample.pdf: PDF document, version 1.5 > $ mimetype sample.pdf > sample.pdf: application/pdf > > makes me think that the file is correct and that the webmail from your > ISP is having trouble with the identification. > > Indeed, I've read that determining the type of file from the file > itself can be tricky. See also: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming) > > Scott Thank you for the link. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. --Sengstan Third Zen Patriarch *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - Magic indeed. -----------------------------------------------------
