besides what i wrote in my previous post... i also just noticed something that i would like to point out...
When a "jpg" is uploaded directly from a camera to my webspace and then i 'get' that picture from my webspace and put it on my hard drive, then i view the properties of that "JPG" and the file type listed is "file" no jpg designation anywhere, it is listed as a "file"
how can this be if it really is a jpg?