Do you know what a computer is? Jeff Wheat <jeff@cetlink.net> on 08/31/2000 02:55:16 PM To: nanog@merit.edu cc: (bcc: Mufti Ahmed/NYC/US/Reuters) 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".

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-----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:

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the mime type is made up, usually based on the file's

extension, which

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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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