From: "Robert Y. Sandford" <rsandfo...@gmail.com>
To: "l...@openoffice.apache.org" <l...@openoffice.apache.org>
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:42:02 -0500
Subject: ASCII bug attack?
Apache people,
I am not sure I have the right address on this email. If it
should go somewhere else, kindly forward it to the right people.
I am very distressed as I have lost a file which was not backed
up - my fault. I have been using your Open Office for approximately 10
years with NO problems.
*The Problem:* A week ago, as I started to update a book
journal I keep, I tried to open the file.
Rather than the file showing up, An ASCII page appeared
with several options to choose from. I closed the file and tried to open
the book file again. Again, the ASCII page
opened up. Not knowing what I was doing and thinking wrongly that I
could click on one of the options and then "not save" it and return to the
original file, I clicked on one of the options - the first one I think.'
Well, the English was translated to something like all X's, and I was
never able to get back to my file.
What is going on? If I send you the messed up file, can one of
your experts get it back? The other files do not seem to have been
infected. I have never even heard of ASCII files before this happened.
Please help and acknowledge this email.
Thank you,
Robert Y.Sandford
On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 3:02 PM Keith N. McKenna <k...@apache.org> wrote:
> Robert;
>
> My apologies that the comments I added to the mailing list rejection
> notice did not com through properly. Let me address them here.
>
> The address that you sent your initial e-mail to (
> l10n.openoffice.apache.org) is a moderated list for people translating
> the Apache OpenOffice software. Any E-mail sent to that mailing list that
> is not subscribed to it is sent too the moderator address to either approve
> or reject the message which is sent as an attachment and therefore does not
> include the address of the original sender. The only way to contact you was
> to reject the request, and add comments. This last part unfortunately did
> not work.
>
> There should have been a comment asking you to please resend the original
> e-mail to users@openoffice.apache.org, which is an unmoderated address
> specifically for user support. If you resend the original e-mail to the
> above address it will go through fine.
>
> Again I am sorry for the mix-up in the comments not coming through and I
> will discuss it further with the infrastructure team to see if it was a
> problem in transmission or an error on my part.
>
> Regards
> Keith N. McKenna
> on behalf the moderator team
>
>
> On 2022-12-20 at 14:01, Robert Y. Sandford <rsandfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear ezmim program manager,
> Is there anyone at OpenOffice to whom I can send my letter? I tried
> the owner you mentioned, but the email address would not work.
> Rob Sandford
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 1:42 PM <l10n-ow...@openoffice.apache.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi! This is the ezmlm program. I'm managing the
>> l...@openoffice.apache.org mailing list.
>>
>> I'm working for my owner, who can be reached
>> at l10n-ow...@openoffice.apache.org.
>>
>> I'm sorry, your message (enclosed) was not accepted by the moderator.
>> If the moderator has made any comments, they are shown below.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Robert Y. Sandford" <rsandfo...@gmail.com>
>> To: "l...@openoffice.apache.org" <l...@openoffice.apache.org>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:42:02 -0500
>> Subject: ASCII bug attack?
>> Apache people,
>>
>> I am not sure I have the right address on this email. If it
>> should go somewhere else, kindly forward it to the right people.
>> I am very distressed as I have lost a file which was not
>> backed up - my fault. I have been using your Open Office for approximately
>> 10 years with NO problems.
>> *The Problem:* A week ago, as I started to update a book
>> journal I keep, I tried to open the file.
>> Rather than the file showing up, An ASCII page
>> appeared with several options to choose from. I closed the file and tried
>> to open the book file again. Again, the ASCII page
>> opened up. Not knowing what I was doing and thinking wrongly that I
>> could click on one of the options and then "not save" it and return to the
>> original file, I clicked on one of the options - the first one I think.'
>> Well, the English was translated to something like all X's, and I was
>> never able to get back to my file.
>>
>> What is going on? If I send you the messed up file, can one
>> of your experts get it back? The other files do not seem to have been
>> infected. I have never even heard of ASCII files before this happened.
>>
>> Please help and acknowledge this email.
>> Thank you,
>> Robert Y.Sandford
>>
>
>
