This is a documented feature of MS Word, used to insert sample text into a document. People who have worked with desktop publishing or page layout programs may remember "Ipsum Lorem...", which was similar. This can be useful to test how various formats and styles look.
See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B212251 It's not any kind of security issue, and not even a joke or an "Easter Egg". For the idly curious without access to MS Word, the function inserts "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." into the document. The first number is how many paragraphs should be created, the second number is how many copies of the sentence should be in each paragraph. To demonstrate the feature, low numbers, or no numbers at all (it defaults to (3,5), could be used. Asking people to type in (200,99) is a little extreme, or a cute practical joke, or something... Jerry -----Original Message----- From: Frikkie Botha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:06 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [Full-Disclosure] FW: This beats me!!! Not even Bill Gates can explain this one! Try this: Open a word document and type: = rand (200,99) Press Enter and wait for 3 seconds.... Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
