[Coco] Re: File extensions

[tim lindner]

Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <bathory at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> Extensions are present with downloaded files, maybe to assure that the web
> server provides the right MIME type. But if you're sent a Mac attachment or
> mount Mac media on a PC, there don't appear to be any file extensons. (The
> little Mac fork files are sitting there, but not much use to me, anyway.)

They are only added to the filename if Mac users add them. Very little
Mac software adds extensions to filenames by default. The the few that
do, are usually written recently by Apple itself.

Damn you Avie, damn you to hell!
<http://daringfireball.net/2003/07/the_good_the_bad_and_the_avie>

:)

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tim lindner
tlindner at ix.netcom.com