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+[[!meta title="MS Office XML and OpenOffice.org file types added to white list"]]
+Our [whitelist of file types served directly to the web](/faq/50/)
+has for a long time included .doc, .xls, and .ppt. With the advent
+of new XML-based Microsoft Office formats, and with the popularity
+of LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org, there have been requests for
+whitelisting these additional file types. As of yesterday, the new
+Office XML filetypes — .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, etc. — as well as ODF
+file types — .odt, .ods, .odp, etc. — will also be served directly
+to the web.
+
+In addition to files you place in your locker, this also affects
+files uploaded to your website via the standard upload feature of
+apps such as MediaWiki and WordPress.
+
+The full list of whitelisted extensions is posted
+[in our FAQ](/faq/50/).
+
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