On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:55:49 -0600, Joel Ewing wrote: >It can be confusing when in some contexts one uses a file extension to >imply record structure and in others to imply the functional content of >the file --i.e., what app or family of apps should process the record >content in the file. Of course now that the extension is no longer >restricted to only 3 chars, the "vb" could also be part of the file >type with the remaining characters used to convey the functional content >where that is appropriate -- e.g., "vbtxt", or maybe just "vtxt". >There is already some precedent for such usage with file types sometimes >having an added "z" or "x" to indicate zipped or compressed structure >imposed on underlying file content. > I have seen such as ".tar.gz", intending the extensions to be processed from right-to-left.
But some utilities prohibit multiple extensions in order to thwart exploits such as "erotic.jpg .exe" -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
