At 11:04 AM on 2/3/2004, Costas Papadopoulos typed ... C> Perhaps I didn't exlain it well. The file to be attached already has a C> double extension. However, the "Add a File" window shows only the C> filename with the first extension of the file, whereas once attached, C> the Attached Files pane in the message editor shows the file properly C> with both extensions.
Ah, now I understand. I mis-read. This is a Windows "feature" and it's one of the dumbest things Microsoft ever did. In Windows Explorer, Folder Options, View, turn OFF "Hide extensions for known file types." Microsoft apparently thinks that it's more friendly (more Mac like?) not to show extensions so that if you have AFile.exe, AFile.doc, AFile.xls, and Afile.txt, the Explorer view will be: AFile AFile AFile AFile The icons will differ, of course. This "feature" means that someone can receive a file that may appear to be safe, yet not be so safe. Example: ItWouldBeUnwiseToOpenThisFile.txt.scr will display in the Explorer as ItWouldBeUnwiseToOpenThisFile.txt, which looks safe. It's probably a bad idea to send someone a file with a double extension, anyway, because double extensions are considered by many antivirus programs to be hostile. What kind of file is filename.xls.asc? XLS suggests an Excel file. ASC suggests a text file. -- Bill Blinn Technology Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - 2/3/2004 at 11:13 AM Technology Editor, Newsradio 610 WTVN, Columbus, Ohio Using The Bat! v2.02.3 CE on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Random thought: An oral contract isn't worth the paper it's written on. -- S. Goldwyn If not for these words, this line would be blank. ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
