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RE: Need to write-protect parts of a document...or image
Subject:RE: Need to write-protect parts of a document...or image From:"Brierley, Sean" <Sean -at- Quodata -dot- Com> To:"'Secara, Maggie'" <secaram -at- mainsaver -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:52:00 -0400
Hi Maggie:
I went to that site in IE5 and downloaded quite a few picts, for testing
only. Some of the message boxes I saw were only a warning. Double-click the
picture to enlarge it and right-click|Save as to download. Others are
"protected." Apparently there is some JavaScript at work, offering
"protection." By viewing the home-page source, I found this:
// No rightclick script v.2.5
// (c) 1998 barts1000
// barts1000 -at- aol -dot- com
// Don't delete this header!
Thus, I'd e-mail barts1000 -at- aol -dot- com for more info about the script.
Anyway, if you disable JavaScripts, you should be able to bypass this
protection and download the "protected" files, anyway. I didn't try it, but
I recommend you test with Opera's web browser, which offers fewer automatic
options, more customizable web options, and less JavaScript support: http://www.operasoftware.com.
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Secara, Maggie [SMTP:secaram -at- mainsaver -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 2:37 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Need to write-protect parts of a document...or image
>
> Hmm, well copyright doesn't limit anyone's access, of course. I do know
> someone whose site has some kind of restrictions on it, which surprised
> me.
> The site is at http://www.kipar.org/galleries_1660e.html
> Yes yes, it's 17th century portraits and engravings used as a costume
> resource. I do have another life, you know. Anyway, try a right click on
> any of the pictures and you get a message that says that function is
> disabled. Aparently, that's all right-click functions, not just copying.
> Of course, the owner has been a bit too clever in this case. Each of the
> pictures is a thumbnail you can click on to open larger in another window.
> And that one isn't protected. :)
>
> Perhaps you can track down the owner (her name is Nicole Kipar but at the
> moment I can't find the email address) or the designer.
