> If you deliberately or by accident attempt to change the file extension, > Windows will warn that if you change the file extension "you may make the > file unusable." I would conclude that Windows uses the file extension only > to decide what is to open the file. >
While that may be so, there are a few caveats: 1) There may exist files with incorrect extensions that the user did no do himself. Maybe a Ubunut-using friend sent a text file with no extension? 2) The file does not become unusable. 3) A majority of home computer users click away warnings with no heed. > Irresponsible? No more so than Unix that will happily try to execute a file > regardless of name -- if the permissions allow. > I won't get into an OS war, especially not in the OOo mailing list! I don't hate Windows, I just don't use it because I find Kubuntu is easier to use. Your argument is both weak and off topic. > I'm sorry to find myself defending the practice of using file extensions to > determine file type for I abhor the practice. > Right, the subject is hereby dropped! > In Windows, there are many cautions about malicious software being delivered > that looks like files have other types. > I find it rediculous that this responsibility falls on the user and not on the OS. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
