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this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2023
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Dots in filenames are commonly used in any operating system like name_version.2.4.5.exe or similar... So I don't see a problem.
Hiding part of a file name might be the real problem. A
IMG.jpg.exe- would result in a harmless looking JPG, but it isn't.which will not stop a bad guy form doing so. Therefore dont hide part of a filename and get people used to seeing tar.gz