Re: OT--MS Vista

sf wrote:

I have no idea. But if you don't put all sorts of information you
don't want broadcast to the world on your computer as the owner, who
cares? I don't even like the "documents" file where it names you. I
think that makes me a little more paranoid than most people.
I'm thinking that saving a document in html format would have the best compatibly since any computer with a web browser should be able to open it.

Most folks don't know about the metadata hidden in word docs. The ones that do (like me) tend to regard it mostly as a rumor. However, the legal profession and forensic investigators count on folk's ignorance and other folk's belief that it doesn't exist to their advantage.

http://tinyurl.com/a84ges


Possibly, but I never dink around with HTML. I don't trust it. RTF
(for me) is the best *universal* way to send documents. In most
instances, I don't bother to convert because I know whoever the
recipient is will be able to open it. If I know there's going to be a
conflict and I have a "fancied" up Doc (tables, etc), I'll send it
RTF. Fonts should be no problem. Embed them.

The good thing about HTML files is that its code can be read and edited on any simple text editor - I don't believe that there's any provisions in the format to hide data. My guess is that rtf files are similar. I have read that converting a doc file to an rtf, then converting that back to a doc file will strip a doc file of most metadata, except for the metadata that was added during the final conversion, of course.



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