Re: [WinMac] sending a Windows shortcut file

From: Tom Roth (tomroth@wfubmc.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 16 2001 - 10:01:45 PST

> Paul@pi-design.com wrote:
>
> So you've definitely tried this...
> Open a window to c:\winnt blah blah
> Right-clicked and dragged rdisk.exe to the desktop
> Created a shortcut
> Attached shortcut to message

Did that before I asked on the list.

> Because I don't understand how your (unspecified) e-mail app keeps
> sending rdisk.exe

The email program is Netscape Messenger and it doesn't matter if I'm
emailing it from the Mac or the PC version.

> The "open the file instead of running it" thing is the default option when
> you download\unattach in almost all client applications - otherwise we'd be
> in a real mess with apps and trojans flying around all over the place.
> It would be a BAD idea if mail\web clients acted any other way (although you
> can make them do it).

That's true and that's exactly where devious folks have caused problems
for Outlook users.

Scott Nishimura suggested I just write a command file (DOS batch file)
and send that instead of a Windows shortcut and that worked.

> What you're trying to do can best be dealt with by something in a logon
> script... I would suggest that you look on www.winntmag.com for some other
> solutions, such as
> http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=16410 Here's that
> article...

Thanks to all who replied and especially to Scott Nishimura for
suggesting such a simple solution! 

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 Tom Roth  •  tomroth@wfubmc.edu  •  tel 336.716.4493
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 Dept of Biomedical Communications
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