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Subject:Cracking Word 6.0 Password Protection From:"USA::MU17692" <MU17692%USA -dot- decnet -at- USAV01 -dot- GLAXO -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 21 Feb 1995 08:22:00 EST
The computer support people here at Glaxo have to break Word passwords
on a regular basis. There *is* a utility available to do this.
Woody Leonhard, in his book The Underground Guide to Word for Windows, writes
about such a utility and the problems surrounding the use of Word passwords.
Woody cites a company called AccessData Recovery (WordPerfect:and, 87 East
600 South, Oren, Utah 84058; phone (801) 224-6970, fax: (801) 224-6009.
Hope this helps.
-Mike Uhl (uhl~m -at- glaxo -dot- com)
Glaxo Inc. Research Institute
Research Triangle Park, NC
