Microsoft has just confirmed that there is a "unique document ID number"
which is embedded in every new document created with Office 97
applications.  MS has announced that they will be releasing several
"patches" that users can apply to their Office 97 applications which will
disable this "feature" (and I use that word loosely <g>) and also to
remove the number from existing documents.

The patches will be available next week.

You can read the entire article at:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1999/03-08custletter2.htm

And the downloads will be available at:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com
once they are released.

Jim Meagher
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>We are sending you this special newsletter alert to address reports that
you may have heard recently about the privacy of your Microsoft Office 97
documents.
>SNIP

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