>I must be able to decode and view ms-word documents sent as email
>attachments.  At this point, I have to boot NT to read email, which is

I haven't had time to try it yet, but there is a linux version of
a package called StarOffice.  As I understand it, it replaces
Office 95.  You can get a copy from 
ftp://ftp.stardivision.com/pub/so4/linux/sp3/49/so40sp3_lnx_49.tar.gz
You will also want documentation.tar.gz from the same directory.

I'd love to hear if anyone has any success with this package under
linux emulation mode.

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