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- From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
- Subject: Re: *** WARNING *** Novell + QuickTime = Disaster
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.185826.6657@novell.com>
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- References: <1992Dec21.013555.22417@massey.ac.nz> <1992Dec23.192837.16797@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> <1992Dec28.135124.1573@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:58:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.135124.1573@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU writes:
- >In <1992Dec23.192837.16797@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> I WROTE:
- >
- >>I can repeat the problem you describe in WordPerfect 2.1.2
- >>but when I do the same thing with Word 5.1a I can re-establish the QT link
- >>to the copy of the movie on the server without any problems.
- >
- >After further discussion with Nigel I have concluded that I was using a
- >'comtaminated' QT movie in my first comparison of Word and WordPerfect. By
- >contaminated I mean that the file must have been copied on and off of a
- >Novell server some time since I downloaded it.
- >
- >I have repeated the experiment with two movies chosen at random from sumex
- >and Word and WordPerfect both behave in exactly the same manner (that is,
- >they both choke on the movie if it is shifted to a Novell volume).
- >
- >So I retract my previous comments about Word. My faith in WordPerfect is
- >restored.
- >
- >But it is easy enough to work around this so I'm not so sure that Novell
- >needs to give this too much concern.
- >
- >Apologetically,
- >
- >-Geoff
-
- Thank you for your honesty.
-
- Think Peace...
-
- Dan Seeman
- Novell
- Walnut Creek, Ca.
-