re: Re: FreeCOM example bug: command.c / executes everything

Eric Auer <[email protected]> Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:41:28 +0100 (MET)

Newsgroups	gmane.os.freedos.devel
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

Hi, I disagree...
> MS command.com runs only files with extension .bat, .com and .exe.
So should we. In DOS, the file name extension DOES matter.

Distinguishing internal formats is done by the kernel, but the kernel
cannot distinguish a JPG from a COM. So better teach FreeCOM not to
execute JPG files (only COM and EXE - it already checks for BAT now).

Eric