Mac renaming .vcs files to .ics files without prompting... Can I stop it?

I use a site that takes my work schedule and generates a .vcs file that I can import into whatever scheduling program I want...
When I download the file from the website on my PC, it saves it as a .vcs and everything is fine.
When I do the exact same thing on my Mac, it renames the file to 'calendar.vcs.ics' and iCal complains that the file is bad and can't be imported. If I remove the .ics extension so the file is just 'calendar.vcs' iCal is able to import it just fine.
Why is the Mac renaming the file when it gets downloads? How can I stop it? I've tried on 2 different G4 Minis with all the latest updates, and I can't find anything to stop it!
Thanks in advance!
Jeff
G4 Mini Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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It sounds like the file originates as a .vcs file. The Mac is not renaming the file, per se. When downloaded, the Mac (iCal) will by default append the .ics extension since it's eventual home is iCal. Having the .vcs extension already in place prior to the DL is what makes things complicated. iCal will import either file extension, but not both appended.
Although this example from the Apple Knowledge Base is not related, the resolution is probably the same, i.e. you need to manually remove the extension prior to the import into iCal.

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