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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:00:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:   
      
   > I think its more so that the user doesn't change the extension,   
   > since the "this may break the file" warning could be too scary?   
      
   Given that we have had about 20 years to answer this question, can we   
   definitively say “yes” or “no” now, that, on balance, this setting has   
   actually been helpful?   
      
   I suspect the answer is “no” ...   
      
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