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04-03-2024, 01:10 PM | #63 |
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Expecting a file extension on the end of a URI to match the content that is returned when making an HTTP request to it is very old school web design. It's why the Content-Type header was defined.
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04-03-2024, 01:46 PM | #64 |
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Well, MR does not work without the filename in the [img] tag. It still may not with, but it definitely won't work without.
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04-03-2024, 05:35 PM | #65 |
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Ah, the"newer is better" because it's newer, even if it's stupid. Not having a file is so they can track you. Obfuscated is evil, even if valid.
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04-04-2024, 09:11 AM | #66 |
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Actually, relying on file extensions was always a bad idea and can be a security risk -- it's a holdover from earlier days when computers weren't as fast (easier to determine than actually opening the file to find out) and people weren't as concerned about computer security.
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04-04-2024, 04:09 PM | #69 |
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Which had everything to do with speed. Reading the contents of files to determine their type wasn’t an option on linear access storage like tape, and very slow on single sided floppy disks. Extra metadata wasn’t an option either when the entire disk held 160k.
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04-04-2024, 05:17 PM | #70 |
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I don't think that has anything to do with security. It's there to theoretically make the computer less confusing to use for novices.
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04-04-2024, 06:04 PM | #71 |
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Really unless they release something substantially different, like a color model, I dont' see a reason to release a new paperwhite, especially so soon. It has the majority of current e-ink e-reader features. It's about 2 2/12 years old, which isn't bad. I'm still hoping, but doubting (!!!) for a new Oasis.
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04-04-2024, 06:24 PM | #72 |
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A 7.8|8" Kindle would be nice. They might as well put buttons on it too. It would not be a Paperwhite at that point.
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The Oasis 4 or finally, the Voyage 2? For my tired old eyes, an 8" ereader is close to the sweet spot between readable text sizes, the amount of text on the screen and not being to large to carry around.
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It's not a security issue caused by file extension use, but a really stupid (misuse) setting in Explorer. Turn that off as well as killing all autorun and autoplay. |
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