On Monday, Feb 2, 2004, at 04:17 Canada/Eastern, Eugene Lee wrote: > I agree that it's not essential. But since Apple has decided that OS X > is moving towards supporting filename extensions first and type/creator > codes second, it's becoming more important to use filename extensions. No doubt. I was referring to this specific instance -- and the lack of understanding of the underlying mechanism the remark betrayed. Getting used to file name extensions is a good idea, and those who've been "amphibious" for some time are, I suspect, already accustomed to it. f