[Evolution] Bizarre problem with attachments

[Bob James]

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On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 07:53, Andy McMullin wrote:
> Yup. One of the options with Windows 2000 (and XP) is to NOT display
> known file extensions. If your friend turned that option on, then he
> won't see the ".pdf" or ".doc".

He actually doesn't need to turn it on. It's the default behavior for a
Win2K (or frankly, for a Win9X) installation. You have to explicitly
turn it OFF.

> When he adds the extension manually, he actually ends up with a file
> called "xxxxx.pdf.pdf" and the system hides the second one.

Which is precisely why it should be turned off, **always**. This is how
the "I Love You" virus worked. Attached to the email was a file that
looked like "iloveyou.txt", but was actually "iloveyou.txt.vbs", a
Visual Basic script. The default behavior of Windows hid the real
extension, fooling recipients into believing they were merely openning a
text file.

> Ask him to go into tools -> folder options -> view, and then untick the
> box "Hide file extensions for known file types".=20

That won't do; the default, again, is for changes to that option to
apply only to the folder he's viewing. He must perform the action you
suggested, then apply it, *then* click the "Like Current Folder" button
at the top of the dialog box. Once he accepts the message that follows,
it will be properly set.

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-Bob James
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