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Wed Jul 10 16:54:36 EDT 2002 
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 15:32:07 -0400
"Steve Menard" <steve.menard at polyester.com> wrote:

> 
> "Jacek Generowicz" <jacek.generowicz at cern.ch> wrote in message
> news:tyf7kk4jauz.fsf at pcitapi22.cern.ch...
> > "Bo M. Maryniuck" <b.maryniuk at forbis.lt> writes:
> >
> > > On Tuesday 09 July 2002 16:59, curt finch wrote:
> > > > ftp://ftp.jump.net/pub/journyx/other/PythonWhtPaper0_1.doc
> > >
> > > Right people will not download this. M$ Word DOC is *evil* format.
> Please do
> > > PDF, DVI or HTML instead.
> >
> > I'll second that. I was about to have a look, and then saw the doc
> > extension. I take doc extensions to mean "This document is intended
> > for Microsoft customers only". I am not a Microsoft customer.
> 
> See, this is something I really don't understand. I will agree that PDF or
> html would have been a better choice, but not everyone can generate PDF ya
> know. With this kind of attitude, we'll forever be regarded as the
> extremists who won't listen to anything ....

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