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Since: Mar 19, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:50 am
Post subject: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts
Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus (more info?)
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| When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
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.
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Since: Feb 24, 2008
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:18 am
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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PortisHead wrote:
> When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
> 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.
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.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:54 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"PortisHead" <massivetdm850.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ad2b8e57-134c-4e0d-a3e5-eb8ace8b4558@n77g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
> 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.
What about files with no extension?:
http://filext.com/faq/files_with_no_extension.php
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Since: Jan 11, 2008
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:03 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Right-click the message in the mail program and choose "properties".
Under properties click the "details" tab. Then the "Message Source"
button. This should give you the plain text form of the message.
PortisHead wrote:
> When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
> 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. >> Stay informed about: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:10 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Since: Feb 24, 2008
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:10 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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buddyb.TakeThisOut@yippy.ti.ye wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:18:00 -0400, "Wolf K." <wolfkir.TakeThisOut@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
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>> PS: a nit pick: standard English punctuation requires a space after a
>> period denoting the end of a sentence
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> Maybe in typing?
> 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,
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Since: Mar 27, 2008
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:36 am
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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>> When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
>> 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.
>
> 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.
Then perhaps you should have put the full stop outside the brackets (he who
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:43 am
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Trent SC wrote:
>>> When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
>>> 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.
>> 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.
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> Then perhaps you should have put the full stop outside the brackets (he who
> is without sin...).
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>
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.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:38 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG antivirus sends noname files to contacts [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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>>>> When I get an e-mail with an attachment from a person who uses the AVG
>>>> 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.
>>> 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.
>>
>> Then perhaps you should have put the full stop outside the brackets (he
>> who is without sin...).
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> 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.
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.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:53 pm
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On 27/03/2008 in message <47eb911f$0$526$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com>
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.
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Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:29 pm
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Trent SC wrote:
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>> [Me:] That's enough picking of nits for this week.
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> 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.
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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!
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