Don't misunderstand MS bites and is not as readily available. My experience has been that more often than not people are WAY to proud of their formatting.Ii am just saying don't send the extra baggage if it isn't necessary. If text is enough use text. If the format is absolutely essential to the information then use pdf or what ever you wish. I have seen way to many messages in PDF where the only thing that mattered to anyone other than the sender was the information. In such cases PDF (or DOC or SNP or XLS) files are unnecessary and a nuisance. I realise that with modern computing technology and bandwith we can send each other incredibly over formatted documents and it really won't be too much of a drain on resources, However just because we can doesn't mean we should. <blockquote>But the computer world has moved past that and now we are looking for files that can be read by everyone AND keep the formatting and style that is wanted by thesender. </blockquote> BTW if the sender insists on sending me their latest personal life news layed out like the Sunday new york times they will find their email being deleted more often than read at this end. <div>On 11/21/05, katsklaw <<a href="mailto:katsklaw69@earthlink.net">katsklaw69@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> PDF may be "special" to some extent, however there are free PDF readers for every OS, unlike some Microsoft formats. kat On Monday 21 November 2005 10:22, Carlton Noles wrote: > PDF another "'special' way of doing something that shouldn't be done a > 'special' way" > > Just sayin. > > On 11/21/05, Sarangan Thuraisingham <<a href="mailto:sarangan.thuraisingham@gmail.com">sarangan.thuraisingham@gmail.com</a>> > > wrote: > > neil woolford wrote: > > > One of my brother's suppliers has just sent him a quote as an email > > > attachment in .snp format. That is Microsoft Access Snapshot format, a > > > 'special' way of doing something that shouldn't be done a 'special' > > > way... > > > > [...] > > > > > Are there any ways of opening these pernicious files on a Linux system? > > > > > > Neil > > > > You could ask the supplier to send the file as a PDF. The latest > > versions of Microsoft Office Suite allows exporting to PDF. > > -- > > Regards, > > - Saru > > ------------------------------------ > > Sarangan Thuraisingham > > ECS, University of Southampton, UK > > > > Tux is the Best > > Next is the Rest > > ----------------------------------- > > > > -- > > ubuntu-users mailing list > > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users </a> > > -- > Carlton "Kermit" Noles > ================== > Qui tacet consentit---"he who remains silent consents" > ================== > Want your own GMail Account? > Ask Me for an invite. -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- Carlton "Kermit" Noles ================== Qui tacet consentit---"he who remains silent consents" ================== Want your own GMail Account? Ask Me for an invite.