LAURENT S. wrote
>Hi Halvard,
>
> > If a MSWord viewer is the problem, then I'll
> > recommend the free AbiWord. It does not only handle
> > MSWord, but also (La)TeX and XMl
> > <http://www.abisource.com/>
>
>Could not get through just yet.  Which platforms?

Wintel and Linux. Sooner or later Mac also. Where you on mac? For mac
you also have www.icword.com's product.

>Does MS also offer a reader?

As they say: dunno. But I have hear about it. If the "easterness" of
the MSWord that made it is the problem (hard to imagine though), then
you should look at this page:
<http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PaulGor/>
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leif halvard