[gclist] More questions for the FAQ

[Robert A Duff]

> I know that M$Word does something akin to GC, because if you save a
> file in its 'native/default' format, it saves a lot of garbage & the
> file is a lot bigger (upwards of 10X bigger) than if you force a GC by
> doing a 'save as'.  Furthermore, if you do editing, and delete some
> paragraphs, save the file, and then look at it with a hex/octal
> debugger, the deleted paragraphs are still 'there' in the file,
> although they probably aren't live.

Maybe.  Does MS word have an "undo" feature, or "back up to earlier
version" feature?  If so, this stuff is not necessarily garbage.

>...This is a classic security hole,
> because people attach M$Word files routinely to email, not realizing that
> those deleted paragraphs which were toned down in the final version are
> still in the attached document!!

Indeed!

- Bob