Re: Bill Gates as he presents the Windows Media Player system crash

Ron Hunter <[email protected]> Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:22:34 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.gtk
Organization Another Netscape Collabra Server User
Message-ID <crvurq$mue1__37842.5539857291$1105428482$gmane$org@ripley.netscape.com>
Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> Ron Hunter wrote:
> 
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> The movie clip everyone is looking for, Bill Gates as he presents the 
>>> Windows Media Player system crash
>>
>> Ok, guys.  Here is the living proof that what I said about TB's 
>> presentation of file names is DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS!  You 
>> MIGHT think this is a .mov file, since you can't see the .exe 
>> following it.  Maybe if a few of the programmers get a virus from it, 
>> they will do as I suggested MONTHS ago and ALWAYS display the FULL 
>> NAME of any attachment!
> 
> You mean this part:
> 
> 
> -- 
> Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

Does not appear that way on my system.  What screen resolution are you 
using?
The point is: FULL FILENAME should always be displayed!  It is not most 
of the time on my system.  This is a security risk, and so easily corrected.