Re: PROBLEM: 12.1 version of Word 2008 will not open WinWord .doc

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On 2008-05-17 12:18:56 +0100, John McGhie <john@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:

This may have happened because the file was edited by an application other
than Word, or because the file was emailed by Lotus Notes, or because the
file was downloaded with one of a few (usually, older) applications that are
writing the wrong file type and creator code into the file on save.

Just checked a Word file with Super Get Info and it has type code 'WDBN'. I understand this to be a Microsoft Word 4-5 document.

If I remove the type code the document opens normally on double-click, presumably now forced to use the extension only to determine file type.

I would agree with other comments regarding where the problem lies. Any attempt to implicate Mail applications for incorrect handling (regardless of whether this is correct or not) seems like legerdemain.
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