Re: IE troubles with image files

[<melvinpettibone () yahoo com>]

I tried this, but was unable to duplicate. I tried several different
files...


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From: Hackemate.com.ar <hackemate () softhome net>
To: <bugtraq () securityfocus com>
Cc: <vuln-dev () securityfocus com>; <metalhack () yahoogroups com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 4:32 PM
Subject: IE troubles with image files


> Making some tests and analisys I have just realised a bug (?) in
> Internet Explorer 5.0. If you rename a GIF or JPG file to TXT, IE
> can´t open it, it just stares and finishes cancelling.
> So IE can´t open TXTs files wich start with:
>
> GIF89a --->for gif files
> for jpgs i am not sure
>
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