Kurt, Good points of discussion. First of all let me point out that each reader is encouraged to tweak the Bates numbering examples as needed for their situation. I didn't originate these methods only implemented and modified as needed. Consistency is a good thing, but let's face it each case is different. >Silly question but what happenes when you encounter a filename with the extensions "___"? Actually a good question. From a logic standpoint since the file extension would already exist, only the Bates number would be inserted. I think the most important issue here is that you would not know if the rules put the extension there, or if it pre existed without referring to the original file. From my point of view the underscored file extension is really only there to show you that the Bates number was inserted rather than appended and to provide uniformity. >It seems to me that some software might get confused/do the wrong thing if I have a number of >files with no extension and other files with the same name but extension of "___". Does one get processed first, and the second one overwrites it? The bates number would be different for each file: FileOne.ABCD00001.___ FileOne.ABCD00002.___ FileOne.ABCD00003.___ Once of the most useful things about bates numbering of computer files is that each number is unique, thus giving you a way to refer to several "readme.txt" files, etc. >Do the programs prompt the user for action? Depends on the utility you use. There are many file naming utilities that will give you a high of control in renaming schemes. From the forensics side of the house I only have experience with ProDiscover which we produce and the Maresware's (www.dmares.com) utility. Since we produce ProDiscover I will not speak to it, but the Maresware utility is vary flexible. Christopher L. T. Brown Technology Pathways LLC clbrownat_private Phone: 619-435-0906 http://www.TechPathways.com --------------------------- PGP FP: 0731 B5B1 A9B1 8D85 E7FC F14A B5D2 FDCF 5CBD A4AE ----------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus ARIS analyzer service. For more information on this free incident handling, management and tracking system please see: http://aris.securityfocus.com
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