Re: New name for terraSync index files

James Turner <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:02:21 +0100
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> On 13 Jul 2026, at 16:18, 0sa0dayg1r2hipi7rk1czz93--- via =
Flightgear-devel <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Why use a file extension at all?
> No need to! Just call it dirIndex, in line with what they have been =
called so far, just in unix-visible now.

Torsten=E2=80=99s reasoning, which I also wondered about, was it will =
increase the likelihood of correct content handling by intermediate =
servers, since they will be aware the file contents are text.

Kind regards,
James=

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type=3D"cite"><div>On 13 Jul 2026, at 16:18, 0sa0dayg1r2hipi7rk1czz93--- =
via Flightgear-devel &lt;[email protected]&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; =
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; =
display: inline !important;">Why use a file extension at all?</span><br =
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12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; =
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; =
text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; =
display: inline !important;">No need to! Just call it dirIndex, in line =
with what they have been called so far, just in unix-visible =
now.</span></div></blockquote></div><br><div>Torsten=E2=80=99s =
reasoning, which I also wondered about, was it will increase the =
likelihood of correct content handling by intermediate servers, since =
they will be aware the file contents are =
text.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind =
regards,</div><div>James</div></body></html>=

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