> Hm... who really knows why MS does a lot of the things they do? I'd > guess that the reason it works is more because of they way Windows > handles executables or something... considering that .pifs aren't > commonly seen these days, and the fact that most people wouldn't think > to switch the extension. Then again... people can be marvelously > stupid. Don't give the end user any credit of intelligence, and you'll > probably end up about right.
Well, the whole idea of relying on part of a file's name to determine how it is opened is just plain stupid, IMHO. If I took the name plate off of a ford, and stuck it on my nissan, would my mechanic put ford parts into it when I took it in for repair? (Yeah, I know, I used the tired-old automobile analogy, but I am too tired right now to come up with something better.) tim _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html