reposting: for Skirvin and Chaz

[Malrassic Park]

Strangely, this post appeared in my newsreader and then disappeared
again. I don't see it on google groups.

On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:04:45 -0800, chazwin <chaz...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Here, let me help you by explaining why Hotmail blocked me from
opening Tim's attachment.

The name of the attached file is
pt5rm5h9oudekpot2...@4ax.com

Normally, for our purposes, a .com is a domain. However, a .com is
also a program file (.exe, .com, etc.).

Now, do you see why the Hotmail filter would confuse a .com with a
program file? Because: 1. it is in file format, and 2. a .com file
sent as an email attachment is almost ALWAYS going to be some kind of
virus. Just not in this case. But Hotmail is going to err on the side
of caution.