[X4U] How do I stop PDFs from opening?

[John McClernan]

John



On Jun 9, 2006, at 11:48 AM, "" <dz at caribe.net> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John McClernan
> Sent: 6/9/2006 11:43:22 AM
> To: x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> Subject: Re: [X4U] How do I stop PDFs from opening?
>> The original question was specific to AdobeReader, but it is
>> reasonable to assume that the original poster who is "annoyed" by the
>> automatic opening of a downloaded file and the time it takes for the
>> subsequent application to launch, would also be annoyed at other
>> downloaded files opening involuntarily, especially if one keeps (too)
>> many applications open simultaneously, or is "under-RAMed". I
>> understand your point, however, my method ALSO helps you avoid
>> malware, since you can choose to scan ANY downloaded file before you
>> open it. That has been the recommendation from several sources,
>> including MacFixit and Apple. I prefer to have more control of
>> opening files, I suppose.
>
> I agree with you, I personally prefer to have that option disabled,  
> too.  I was just nit-picking in response to your comment, which  
> sounded a bit pedantic.  Truce? :)
>
>     -dZ.

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