Re: Re: #############################################

[Hagar Delest <ha...@laposte.net>]

Hi,

Sadly, the hash symbols are a well known issue. So it does ring a bell for many users.

In addition to Rory's link here is one where "some" cases have been captured: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17677

OP not CCed by design (he's not subscribed to the mailing list).

Hagar


Le 16/06/2016  00:51, Jim McLaughlin a crit :
> Doug -
>
> Its the repetitive hash tag / pound sign in the OP's (Sean's) initial post
> which will make many readers think the initial message is SPAM.
>
> Wade is not indicating / stating or implying that a spam message will
> create the issue initially described by Sean.
>
> Wade is telling Sean that a subject line should actually describe the issue
> / problem, and not be a meaningless repitition / hash of symbols.
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Doug <dm...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> On 06/15/2016 04:41 PM, Wade Smart wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Sean Keough <se...@att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I am in dire need of some direction.  I have been pouring myself into a
>>>> diary for the past 6 months on an open office word document.  Lots of day
>>>> by day details which I need to have safe and secure.  A few days ago I
>>>> opened up the program, clicked on the file and instead of 15 pages of diary
>>>> I have 15 pages of hashtags.
>>>> ##############################################################################################
>>>>   and so on.
>>>> What can I do?  How do I recover the doc?  I have tired a number of
>>>> things and none of them did anything.  I just can't believe that it would
>>>> just be gone like that with no recourse.    Please respond quickly as I
>>>> need to continue to journal.
>>>> Thank you, Sean Keough
>>>> 636.734.1009
>>>>
>>> Some direction -> Subject line. It should describe the problem.
>>> This one - it indicates spam.
>>>
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>>> Wade, can you tell us what kind of spam would create this problem, and
>> what (if anything) could be done to identify and block it?  I'm not using
>> OO, but I suppose this sort of attack could
>>
>> bollix up any program.  Or does it only attack OO?
>>
>> --doug
>>
>>
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