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LennonCook · 08-12-2004, 06:15 AM

Switch browser. Firefox doesn't change the format from what it is on the server. That is, if it's a GIF, it will save as a GIF, and recomend a name ending in .GIF

Also, changing the name doesn't achieve anything in terms of the filetype: the *.* naming convention exists only as a way of telling YOU what type of file it is, and Windows takes this a step further (unfortunately), and uses it to decide what program to open it with. Rename a GIF to a TXT for example, and it will NOT be an ASCII file all of a sudden.

08-12-2004, 06:15 AM	#4
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 38 Posts: 5,452	Switch browser. Firefox doesn't change the format from what it is on the server. That is, if it's a GIF, it will save as a GIF, and recomend a name ending in .GIF Also, changing the name doesn't achieve anything in terms of the filetype: the . naming convention exists only as a way of telling YOU what type of file it is, and Windows takes this a step further (unfortunately), and uses it to decide what program to open it with. Rename a GIF to a TXT for example, and it will NOT be an ASCII file all of a sudden.