Re: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?
At 10:52 AM on 2/3/2004, Costas Papadopoulos typed ... C> Once attached, the file shown in the attached files pane of The Bat C> shows the filename with both extensions e.g. filename.xls.asc. C> Is this a Windows issue or something to do with The Bat? I have never seen this. I just sent someone a PDF and, looking at both the attachments panel and the message stream, I see only a single extension: 1C924E365AC0E9 Content-Type: application/pdf; name="TestFile.pdf" Content-transfer-encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="TestFile.pdf" -- Bill Blinn Technology Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - 2/3/2004 at 10:56 AM Technology Editor, Newsradio 610 WTVN, Columbus, Ohio Using The Bat! v2.02.3 CE on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Random thought: Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last. -- Marcus Aurelius If not for these words, this line would be blank. Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?
Hello Bill, Tuesday, February 3, 2004, 5:57:43 PM, you wrote (possibly edited): > At 10:52 AM on 2/3/2004, Costas Papadopoulos typed ... C>> Once attached, the file shown in the attached files pane of The Bat C>> shows the filename with both extensions e.g. filename.xls.asc. C>> Is this a Windows issue or something to do with The Bat? > I have never seen this. I just sent someone a PDF and, looking at both > the attachments panel and the message stream, I see only a single > extension: Perhaps I didn't exlain it well. The file to be attached already has a double extension. However, the "Add a File" window shows only the filename with the first extension of the file, whereas once attached, the Attached Files pane in the message editor shows the file properly with both extensions. -- Best regards, Costasmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?
Hallo Costas, On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:52:31 +0200GMT (3-2-04, 16:52 +0100, where I live), you wrote: CP> I noticed that when I attach files to send with The Bat, if the file CP> has a double extension e.g. filename.xls.asc the file to attach as I CP> see it in the "Add a File (MIME/Base64)" window is shown as CP> filename.xls. Extension 2 (.asc in my above example) is not shown in CP> the list of files, however, the tooltip does state the file type CP> according to extension 2. I can reproduce that. That's your Windows configuration, you've configured your windows explorer to keep known extensions from being shown. When you do show them, TB shows them too. For files with two extensions this setting is only relevant for the last one, hence the behaviour you describe. -- Groetjes, Roelof Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 CP> I noticed that when I attach files to send with The Bat, if the file CP> has a double extension e.g. filename.xls.asc the file to attach as I CP> see it in the "Add a File (MIME/Base64)" window is shown as CP> filename.xls. I've just tried it with a file called struff.doc.bak and it looked OK in the 'add a file window' here. - -- Stuart Using The Bat! v2.03 Beta/53 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Aided by BayesIt! 0.4gm PGP Key available from ldap://keyserver.pgp.com A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit. - Army's magazine of preventive maintenance. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP SDK 3.0 Comment: "Key available from ldap://keyserver.pgp.com"; iQA/AwUBQB/IB9ttnLhkydF1EQIloQCgzsY2cFZAYieAlyMwzlqzAOcsyYIAoP0e GPC0LHHkYODCk8AzYRbH3Mza =w6og -END PGP SIGNATURE- Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?
Hello Bill, Tuesday, February 3, 2004, 6:20:42 PM, you wrote (possibly edited): > At 11:04 AM on 2/3/2004, Costas Papadopoulos typed ... C>> Perhaps I didn't exlain it well. The file to be attached already has a C>> double extension. However, the "Add a File" window shows only the C>> filename with the first extension of the file, whereas once attached, C>> the Attached Files pane in the message editor shows the file properly C>> with both extensions. > Ah, now I understand. I mis-read. This is a Windows "feature" and it's > one of the dumbest things Microsoft ever did. In Windows Explorer, > Folder Options, View, turn OFF > "Hide extensions for known file types." Thank you very much. I had read about this thing, but I didn't know that I was affected by it, because I use Total Commander instead of Windows Explorer and with TC this issue doesn't arise. -- Best regards, Costasmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?
Hello Bill, Tuesday, February 3, 2004, 6:20:42 PM, you wrote (possibly edited): > It's probably a bad idea to send someone a file with a double > extension, anyway, because double extensions are considered by many > antivirus programs to be hostile. What kind of file is > filename.xls.asc? XLS suggests an Excel file. ASC suggests a text > file. Actually, I was sending a PGP encoded file to myself to another account that I keep. The asc extension was added to the original filename by the PGP encryption (I had set the encrypted binary file to be output as text format). -- Best regards, Costasmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
