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Word 4.01 Garbling ASCII for the 'Net

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From: David H. Rothman
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 23:14
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A friend of mine finds that if I transmit an ASCII file to him, it looks
okay on the screen, but when he saves it and reads it in Microsoft Word
4.01, it's all garbled. I don't recall his comm program, sorry.

At this end I'm using the PINE mail-reader and the "attach" command.

Would some Mac Word maven be kind enough to send Anthony a note asking for
more on the symptoms and suggesting a solution? I can't believe that Word
4.01 would have trouble reading ASCII (generated with QEDIT) sent to him
on the net. There must be a quick fix. Perhaps something's wrong with his
import function.

Anthony Policastro is writer@char.vnet.net. Please e-mail him *directly*,
rather responding here. You might cc: him at writer1@aol.com to make sure
the note reaches him quickly.

Many Thanks,
David Rothman

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From: drothman@access.digex.net (David H. Rothman)
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Subject: Word 4.01 Garbling ASCII for the 'Net
Date: 19 Sep 1993 19:14:50 -0400
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Summary: Help for Newcome to Internet Trying to Save ASCII