AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts
PortisHead
Antivirus I get 2 files.One AVG_Certification.txt which informs me
that the e-mail is checked for viruses and the attachment as a noname
file without an extension.So I can't figure out what kind of file this
is and how to open it.Any help would be really appreciated.
Wolf K.
Save As with .txt extension, then open in a text editor such as Notepad
(I think the reason MS continues to distribute Notepad is that this
trick is a useful diagnostic tool.) Text editors AFAIK never execute
anything. They just display the file contents as ASCII or ANSI
characters, which can look like gibberish, of course.
If the file is or contains text, you can read it. If it's not, then the
header (first 256 characters, usually) in most cases contains a string
that identifies the file type. Eg, WPC == WordPerfect, JFIF == jpeg,
etc. HTML files are easily recognised. And so on. Rename the file with
the appropriate file extension, and you can open it.
HTH
PS: a nit pick: standard English punctuation requires a space after a
period denoting the end of a sentence.
--
wolf k.
jen
news:ad2b8e57-134c-4e0d...@n77g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
What about files with no extension?:
http://filext.com/faq/files_with_no_extension.php
-jen
Err...@ne.rr.com
Under properties click the "details" tab. Then the "Message Source"
button. This should give you the plain text form of the message.
PortisHead
Wolf K.
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:18:00 -0400, "Wolf K." <wol...@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> PS: a nit pick: standard English punctuation requires a space after a
>> period denoting the end of a sentence
>
>
> Regards
> buddy b
Typing, printing, writing by hand, all the same. Punctuation marks are
the same in all media and modes. And BTW the dash and the hyphen are not
the same thing. A dash is like a bracket (parenthesis), and has a space
at each end. A hyphen is a spelling mark, not a punctuation mark, and
there are no spaces anywhere near it.
That's enough Composition 101 for today. Any day, for that matter. ;-)
Cheers,
--
wolf k.
Nomen Nescio
>
> A hyphen is a spelling mark, not a punctuation mark, and
> there are no spaces anywhere near it.
You're not just a kunt - you're a klever-kunt!
Can you spell F U C K O F F ?????????
Anonymous
Trent SC
Then perhaps you should have put the full stop outside the brackets (he who
is without sin...).
Wolf K.
When a complete sentence is bracketed, the period goes inside. When the
bracketed bit is an apposition, the period goes outside. If that's
confusing, choose one style, and stick to it. There are no fixed rules
for brackets and periods, only regional variations in usage.
The space after the period (full stop) is designed for easier reading.
It's not a matter of style or usage, but of courtesy.
That's enough picking of nits for this week. ;-)
--
wolf k.
Trent SC
I'd only continue the nit-picking over a beer, but I'd probably bring my
copy of Copy Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Authors and
Publishers.
:)
Jeff Gaines
Wolf K. wrote:
>When a complete sentence is bracketed, the period goes inside. When the
>bracketed bit is an apposition, the period goes outside. If that's
>confusing, choose one style, and stick to it. There are no fixed rules for
>brackets and periods, only regional variations in usage.
Interesting point re regional variations.
In the UK sentences have full stops and women have periods.
--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks
Wolf K.
[...]
>> [Me:] That's enough picking of nits for this week. ;-)
>
> I'd only continue the nit-picking over a beer, but I'd probably bring my
> copy of Copy Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Authors and
> Publishers.
>
> :)
>
>
But why should I follow the Cambridge Editors' choices? At the
University I attended, each Faculty had its own style book!
OTOH, a beer would suit just fine. I'll hoist the next one in your
honour, Sir!
--
wolf k.