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Subject:RE: unauthorized PDF distribution From:"Hart, Rowena" <Hart -at- SelkirkFinancial -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:26:57 -0800
Bryan,
You cannot prevent the distribution of a PDF
using any of the PDF security settings in
Distiller.
However, if the PDF resides on a server your
IT staff can set up access control list (ACL)
rules that only allow people with the approp.
credentials to access the directory in which
the PDF is stored.
Rowena
# -----Original Message-----
# From: bryan johnson [mailto:bryan -dot- johnson -at- motoman -dot- com]
# Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 12:12 PM
# To: TECHWR-L
# Subject: unauthorized PDF distribution
#
#
# I would like to prevent a document on our intranet from being
# saved to the users hard drive and potentially e-mailed to a
# customer. I know Acrobat can prevent printing, editing,
# copy/paste, and can be password protected. However, is there
# anyway to prevent a documents unauthorized distribution?
#
# Thanks a bunch
#
# Bryan K. Johnson
#
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