[Gllug] Recruit scum

Pete Ryland pdr at pdr.cx
Sat Mar 15 23:59:00 UTC 2003


On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 11:14:39PM +0000, Mark Preston wrote:
> My version of Word 97 handles .rtf and .doc files. In fact, one of my
> first experiences when getting involved with Linux fans was being told not
> to send another .doc attachment, but convert future .doc files into .rtf
> files as these are less likely to transmit viruses. They are also less
> hefty on the download front.

Ok, I stand corrected.  Possibly I'm getting confused with said "recruit
scum" not knowing how to read RTF files unless you rename them xyz.doc,
rather than Microsoft Word itself.

Pete
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