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It's called metadata
Without a resource fork, how does OS X know a PDF is a PDF unless they name the file properly?

Simple: file metadata has a separate field for file type, separate from the name of the file. Aside from people who believe that Bill Gates came down from Mount St. Helens carrying the 8.3 Commandments, "everyone" has known for a long time that filesystems can carry a lot of metadata besides the file name.

The fact that Microsoft economized on file metadata by collapsing file type into file name doesn't make it a law of nature.
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Bug!?! Performance fixes!?! ZDNET is showing  Laff | 07/27/04
It's In The .PST File - (PRETTY SH**TY TECHNOLOGY)  awhinden | 08/02/04
Too bad it doesn't work  alterego_z | 07/27/04
Did here  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
here ya go,  JoeMama_z | 07/27/04
Seems like a lot of effort for an Upgrade.  Laff | 07/27/04
not an upgrade...  JoeMama_z | 07/27/04
Bzzzt Wrong, but thanks for playing.  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
Can't we all just get along!?!  Laff | 07/27/04
LOL  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
Trust me...it take a lot to offend me:)  Laff | 07/27/04
I'll have to try harder then!  Spoon Jabber | 07/27/04
You GO girl! happy  Laff | 07/27/04
no  eLurker | 07/27/04
Oh so true dat!  Laff | 07/27/04
so what is the actual extension?  JoeMama_z | 07/28/04
No-brainer  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/04
In other words, have everyone dumb down...  MacCanuck | 07/27/04
unfortunately, the answer is this....  Monkey_MCSE | 07/27/04
Well...  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
It's called metadata  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/04
You are correct  j.m.galvin | 07/27/04
Wish I had a nickel  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
You can hide the extensions in OSX...  MacCanuck | 07/27/04
you said it  seosamh_z | 07/27/04
Yes, I said it, and for good reason...  MacCanuck | 07/27/04
Get a life!  thirstydog@... | 07/28/04
lapdog... yes you should...  MacCanuck | 07/29/04
That's silly  j.m.galvin | 07/27/04
You can hide the extensions in OSX...  MacCanuck | 07/27/04
You can hide extensions in Windows also  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
Yes, my only point...  MacCanuck | 07/27/04
Ignore this  The King's Servant | 08/26/04
Everywhere I go I read "Penny Horribles"  G.A.L. | 07/27/04
If it makes you feel better  PA-ITGuy | 07/27/04
Opening non-standard attachments...  optimized | 07/27/04
Thanks  PA-ITGuy | 07/28/04
At last !  michael-t | 07/27/04
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It's in the .PST file (Pretty ****** Technology)  awhinden | 08/02/04
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MS releases and no one cares  deepee912 | 07/28/04
For those not using it, no big deal  FilledOut | 07/28/04
Microsoft  wjmti@... | 07/28/04
To Update Office go to Office Update  jfreedle2@... | 08/04/04

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