Bug#424923: nautilus: Vague error message: 'correct extension for "DOS/Windows executable"'

[Josselin Mouette]

Le jeudi 17 mai 2007 à 16:45 -0400, A. Costa a écrit :
> For years my Nautilus desktop has had a symlink to 'SpaceMonger.exe', a
> handy "treeview" type freeware Windows .EXE.  It was set to open under
> 'wine' and worked well.
> 
> Under recent versions of 'nautilus' that symlink no longer runs,
> instead an error message appears:
> 
> 1    The filename "SpaceMonger.exe" indicates that this file is of type
> 2    "executable". The contents of the file indicate that the file is of type
> 3    "DOS/Windows executable". If you open this file, the file might present
> 4    a security risk to your system.
> 
> 5    Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received
> 6    the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to the
> 7    correct extension for "DOS/Windows executable", then open the file
> 8    normally. Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a specific
> 9    application for the file. 

Thanks for your report.

Does the bug still occur if you downgrade shared-mime-info to the
version in etch?

Also, does it happen if you upgrade nautilus to the 2.18 version in
unstable?

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