how to tell if anything evil lurking in an .xls file?

From: Dan Jacobson (jidanni_at_jidanni.org)
Date: 02/08/04

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    How can one tell if anything evil is lurking in an .xls file?
    Gnumeric, openoffice, etc. have selections to show properties, but
    that doesn't give me confidence about all the mess that less(1) shows
    exists. I wouldn't want to pass an evil .xls along to my MS buddies.

    Also how can one reduce the bloat that must be surely in there, just
    as one wishes to strip <FONT> etc. from a FrontPage document. 

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