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   candycanearter07 to ldo@nz.invalid   
   Re: =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9CTo?= protect them   
   16 Feb 26 01:10:03   
   
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   From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid   
      
   Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote at 22:46 this Wednesday (GMT):   
   > 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” ...   
      
      
   At least its not as actively detrimental as the latest changes.   
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