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We all know Microsoft Office files are security hells. Here's more affirmation: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/09/13/microsoft.word.bug.ap/index.html How it works, according to the article: " The attacker sends the victim a bugged document, usually with a request that the document be revised and returned to the sender -- a common form of daily communication. When the document is changed and sent back, the file the attacker wants to steal is attached. " BTW: Open Office 1.0.1 is an excellent free alternative to Microsoft Office. (http://www.openoffice.org). OpenOffice 1.0 is essentially the open source version of Sun's Star Office 6.0. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Associate Director Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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