So - it seems that when saving to a file system that does not support those values in a extended attribute: The most recent version of Office requires an HFS type code and HFS creator code when a format such as Microsoft Word (. Hint: where Microsoft Office fails with webdav to save to Microsoft SharePoint (see below), NeoOffice succeeds.
NeoOffice 3.2.1 Patch 5 save to a volume mounted by OS X with file system type webdav, not SharePoint, cleaning by BlueHarvest: gjp22% mount | grep dav _product of NeoOffice 3.2.1 Patch 5.docx in /Volumes/FAT32/example. NeoOffice 3.2.1 Patch 5 save to a USB flash drive with MS-DOS FAT32, cleaning by BlueHarvest: 06:42:08.349 BlueHarvest: Deleted.
Since I have seen loss of user data (document content) where. For an annotated view of where Matt Deatherage ( a former engineer at Apple) offers explanations.