Dan Purgert wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: >> I received an email with an attachment in .doc format. >> I clicked to open with default program - LibreOffice Writer. >> All I got was a brief display of the LibreOffice flash screen. >> I tried to open from MATE's Application menu - failed likewise. > > You sure that the *doc wasn't broken-by-design (i.e. one of the various > types of malware that tend to use *doc files, etc.)?
my first thought too, i don't open any word processor type documents sent to me via e-mail unless i absolutely trust the source and have verified by phone or prior conversation what it was to be sent to me AND WHEN <-- like i may open something sent to me a few minutes or an hour from someone i know, but later than that i'll assume someone's hacked their system or is scanning e-mails and sending possible gunk. and, yes, i have gotten e-mails from someone i thought was a valid account but it was hacked and i never opened them. i sent a plain text question to them to that e-mail address and never heard a reply. yah*oo e-mail addresses seem commonly abused/cracked and i have seen evidence of plain text e-mail scanning (using certain words or names in attempts to get me to think they actually know me). so, um, be careful out there! :) songbird
