Mosaic Internet address
File type: Internet related file
A hot file extension is related to the Mosaic Internet address data. Mosaic was the first Web browser for Windows, Mac, Unix and Amiga.
Found 3 different file type records with the same hot filename suffix.
File type category:
Internet related file
Date updated: December 5, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
A hot file extension was associated with the Mosaic the web browser credited with popularizing the World Wide Web developed by NCSA.
It was also a client for earlier protocols such as FTP, Usenet, and Gopher. Its clean, easily understood user interface, reliability, Windows port and simple installation all contributed to making it the application that opened up the Web to the general public.
The hot file contains Mosaic Internet address data.
Mosaic was available for Windows, Mac OS, Unix and Amiga. It was predecessor of all modern web browsers.
Use Mosaic to work with *.hot files.
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: December 11, 2018
Files with hot file extension are associated with eFax, a software for Microsoft Windows that allows users to send and receive fax documents from computer.
The hot file contains messenger fax file.
MIME types:
image/efax
Use eFax to open *.hot files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 4, 2026
The hot file extension is associated with sound resources for The Sims, a life simulation game developed by Maxis. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS and video game consoles.
A hot file stores sound data used by the game, allowing The Sims to provide its in-game audio. It is a game resource and is not normally used independently of the game's other files.
The format is proprietary to The Sims and is not a current general-purpose audio format.
A hot file is intended to be read by The Sims rather than opened directly by an audio player. On Microsoft Windows, keep the file in its original game installation or data folder and let the game use it.
General-purpose media players and audio editors typically cannot open this proprietary game resource. A compatible The Sims file-editing tool may be required to inspect or modify it.
There is no standard audio conversion method for a hot file. It must first be extracted with a tool that supports The Sims resource format, if such a tool is available.
After extraction, any resulting audio may be convertible with an audio editor or converter. Converting the original file directly is not normally practical.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving hot files:
Microsoft Windows
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