They're not trying to pull my leg. They actually believe this. I wanted to float this on the groups to see if anyone else had heard anything similar. Thanks for the responses Tom
> > Wow, the leg they're pulling on any longer yet? > > No. There's no difference, and no way it could be 'bad'. > > That advice coming from an IT department is scary, unless they're all > windows weenies worried about the damned viruses called things like > important.txt.exe (Windows gleefully hides the .exe part for you, > leading many to believe it is text file.) in which case they're sort > of right, but if you've got the virus there in clickable form, you've > already lost... > > On a Mac it makes zero difference, and has nothing to do with your Mac > crashing. > > One thing to do is rebuild your desktop, (hold command-option down > while rebooting until the dialog appears) which could be causing > crashes when doing this. > > -- > "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. > Bruce Johnson > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
