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Re: What's a file extension?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mufti Ahmed)
Thu Aug 31 17:51:47 2000

Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:45:34 -0400
From: Mufti Ahmed <Mufti.Ahmed@reuters.com>
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 Do you know what a computer is?






Jeff Wheat <jeff@cetlink.net> on 08/31/2000 02:55:16 PM

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Subject:  Re: What's a file extension?







It may also be a handle that is attached to the end of a metal file
which allows the operator of said file to have more control and/or
comfort while working. Many carpenters use such a file extention :)

*grin*
Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> Roeland M.J. Meyer
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 2:19 PM
> To: Alex Kamantauskas; Andrew Brown
> Cc: Jeff Mcadams; nanog@merit.edu
> Subject: RE: ARIN Policy on IP-based Web Hosting
>
>
>
> everything to the right side of the final dot. Such as in
> "/etc/named.conf" the extension is "conf". A better example is
> "/usr/local/src/whois.1.9.0/readme.txt" where the extension is "txt".
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alex Kamantauskas [mailto:alexk@tugger.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 7:19 AM
> > To: Andrew Brown
> > Cc: Jeff Mcadams; nanog@merit.edu
> > Subject: Re: ARIN Policy on IP-based Web Hosting
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Andrew Brown wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > the mime type is made up, usually based on the file's
> > extension, which
> > > is, of course, passed along with the contents of the file when you
> > > transfer it.  it's no extra information in this context.
> > >
> >
> >  What's a file extension?
> >
> > --
> > Alex Kamantauskas
> > alexk@tugger.net
> >
> >
>





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