squaredancer wrote:
> hi all
>
> just cleaning up my "sent" NG posts (to be found in the Local Folders
> "Sent") - got to this one:
>
> QUOTE:
> hi all!
>
> for those of you who, like me *don't* use M$ applications (Word, Excel
> and Co.) here is a *GREAT* link to M$, to get VIEWERS that allow you to
> open M$-application-documents (e.g. eMail attachments), without using M$
> programs!
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/as...449811033.aspx
>
> Take your pick, store, create Helper Apps and WinExplorer associations!
>
> Thanks to hb on the communicator NG and Tanya, also there, for the OP
>
> UNQUOTE
>
>
> a list of all "Viewers" which, IIRC, has versions for various OS's
>
> The post is from 2005 so I don't have a messageID for it - probably no
> longer on the server anyway
>
> reg

Do you mean 'sent' or 'Unsent'? If already 'sent' then I guess this is
a reminder that there are alternatives to microsoft. OpenOffice.org
has always opened everything I have needed to open from a MS Office
application. I had trouble with an Access database one time but I
don't do much with databases.

Dennis

"squaredancer" wrote..
> for those of you who, like me *don't* use M$ applications (Word, Excel
> and Co.) here is a *GREAT* link to M$, to get VIEWERS that allow you to
> open M$-application-documents (e.g. eMail attachments), without using M$
> programs!
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/as...449811033.aspx

They are free viewers but they *are* Microsoft programs.