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Change Safari 's 'Safe Open' list
Why not just attach a folder action to your downloads folder, and write a script that only opens files of the appropriate type? For example: ---
Change Safari 's 'Safe Open' list
I just find it amusing you think .doc and .xls are 'safe' attachments.
Change Safari 's 'Safe Open' list
I guess it's all relative, considering that on Windows opening JPEGs might not be safe. However, I was under the impression that the macro virus problems had been handled, and I don't open Excel or Word documents from untrusted sources anyway. ---
Change Safari 's 'Safe Open' list
Do you download to your Desktop folder?
Change Safari 's 'Safe Open' list
Do you download to your Desktop folder? No, I like to keep my desktop clean, so I have a separate downloads folder. If you prefer to have your downloads sitting on your desktop, set up a downloads folder, and have the script move new additions to the desktop and then open them. That way, it won't interfere with any modifications to files already on your desktop. Try creating a new folder that you use only for downloads and attach this script to it: ---
Thanks! Change Safari 's 'Safe Open' list
I was just setting up a new Macbook Air for a colleague moving from Windows and this lack of "feature" about Safari was bugging him. Your Script will save my reputation - I had said that the Mac can do anything Windows does - for him anyway! |
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