full-disclosure - Re: Microsoft Windows file open without extension

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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:54:40 +1300
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick@...us-l.demon.co.uk>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Microsoft Windows file open without extension

Marc Ruef wrote:

<<blah, blah, blah>>

You have re-discovered this already long known (mis-)feature (well, 
really, badly under-documented feature).  This and/or things very like 
it and due to the same design/implementation issues has been mentioned 
here, and many other places, many times before...

<<snip>>
> Why is Microsoft doing here something different?

Let's see -- does "made in Redmiond" not suggest the answer to you?

Hell, I'm only surprised if something MS made works _consistently_ 
across all seemingly similar conditions.  Screwed-up, semi-
understandable but all confused to hell shit like this is the _norm_ 
for MS software...

Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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