Hello Richard I have no experience of Linux but I guess the problem is that the file sent to you for checking does not have a .BMD extension. In other respects the file should be the same composition as a typical Windows type WinBMD file. I suggest you save the file sent to you. Next in Windows Explorer (My Computer) rename the file from, for example 1897B1X0055 to 1897B1X0055.BMD Or you could open the original file 1897B1X0055 in Notepad and resave it as 1897B1X0055.BMD which would give you the confidence that all is well because you could see the file is OK in notepad. good luck Bob Phillips ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Oliver To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 14:05 Subject: "Linux" A new recruit to my Syndicate, quite promising in all other respects, has a computer operating with Linux (whatever that may be) and is using "LinBMD" for transcribing. I have normal Windows Vista and WinBMD. The upshot is that I am unable to open a file sent to me for checking, and cannot use BMDVerify on it. Can anyone suggest a solution for this incompatibility, or must I tell the person concerned to get lost? Richard Oliver Syndicate Co-ordinator Madrid, Spain richol@arrakis.es ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message