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Re: FileType OS X RB2006r2

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Subject: Re: FileType OS X RB2006r2
From: Norman Palardy <npalardy at great-white-software dot com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:32:59 -0600
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On Apr 25, 2006, at 3:52 PM, Joe Huber wrote:

I think the answer is NO, and then the MacType could be dropped..

But if the file kept its MacType, then the user couldn't "break' the file just by renaming it.

Gosh I just HATE the incredibly stupid idea of file extensions.

And if you really want to mess someone up change the .XLS extension to something like .EXE and let Windows try and execute it.

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