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What's your point?
Yes, macros can be dangerous wherever they are allowed. The more powerful the macro language, the more the potential danger. So what?

If an application has security vulnerabilities with macros disabled, the application is garbage, not the file format.

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It's not the formats that are a security risk  say_what | 01/03/08
Well, how about that!  say_what | 01/05/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  WNelWeb | 01/03/08
This only effects office versions 97 and prior. I DONT CARE  pcguy777 | 01/04/08
So basically it doesn't matter because "You're all right, Jack!"  Zogg | 01/04/08
You're not entirely correct. In fact, not even close.  TechinMN | 01/04/08
Doesn't affect you?  WNelWeb | 01/06/08
WRONG  marpincan@... | 01/15/08
LMAO  galileon | 01/03/08
Technically  Michael Kelly | 01/03/08
NAA  marpincan@... | 01/15/08
Hmmm....  Cardinal_Bill | 01/03/08
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/03/08
What's your point?  say_what | 01/03/08
Interesting...  DNSB | 01/07/08
Sounds like M$  DarthRidiculous | 01/03/08
You have that backwards.  osreinstall | 01/03/08
its office 97 .. whatever dood.. lulz  pcguy777 | 01/04/08
Lots of files archived in 97 format.  osreinstall | 01/04/08
Open Data Formats 1 Closed Data Formats 0  deaf_e_kate | 01/03/08
Man I wish you guys would buy a clue  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/03/08
Oh puhleeeze, No-Ax!  say_what | 01/03/08
What he refuses...  Cardinal_Bill | 01/03/08
ya.. but who wants office 97. Seriously  pcguy777 | 01/04/08
ever heard of  galileon | 01/04/08
We do.  DNSB | 01/07/08
re: Oh puhleeeze, No-Ax  deaf_e_kate | 01/04/08
sarcasm  janitorman | 01/05/08
You are thinking of Mike Cox  deaf_e_kate | 01/05/08
So...  ego.sum.stig@... | 01/03/08
Want to check MS's current explanation now????  deaf_e_kate | 01/05/08
Remind me again...  say_what | 01/03/08
Score one against proprietary software.  kraterz | 01/03/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  AtomicFusion | 01/03/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  Charlen595@... | 01/04/08
RE: Office 2003 update: a Support perspective  hafizullah@... | 01/04/08
messing around with the registry keys: a user perspective  rabidsamfan | 01/04/08
It's not the changing  DNSB | 01/07/08
Stabbed...  hjk4300 | 01/04/08
So keep an original release Office CD for emergencies  Palmetto | 01/04/08
Or open the older file in OpenOffice.org  Palmetto | 01/04/08
Gots questions for you...  Cardinal_Bill | 01/04/08
Gots to bounce dem off Billy-Bob  Palmetto | 01/04/08
Just don't install the update.  osreinstall | 01/05/08
Ahem...  Cardinal_Bill | 01/05/08
Anytime I want.  osreinstall | 01/05/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  TCO . | 01/04/08
It's wrong of Microsoft, but it's not destroyed like another Zdnet writer  Boot_Agnostic | 01/04/08
Are Office Users going to be out of luck?  Dumber_z | 01/04/08
Loverock Davidson,  galileon | 01/04/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  jswedenburg@... | 01/04/08
Very Good Thing(tm) for OpenOffice  galileon | 01/05/08
MS has posted fix  TechTeach_z | 01/05/08
OfficeOffice, StarOffice will open older formats  ben.rattigan | 01/07/08
Why?  B9Girl | 01/07/08
MS goofs again  mwei | 01/07/08
Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  mwei | 01/07/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  DABaker1956 | 01/07/08
Legal Firms to Sue MS?  wwwsupport | 01/08/08
Microsoft Sales Fraud  reinierschaap@... | 01/08/08
RE: Office 2003 update blocks older file formats  rybskip@... | 01/08/08
Typical MS  marpincan@... | 01/15/08

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