Re: Distributing Word docs to customers

Subject: Re: Distributing Word docs to customers
From: "Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 10:19:07 -0400

Keith asked

On 5/8/07, Keith Hansen <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com> wrote:
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> Hmmm... So why does Word give us password protection that offers no
> protection?!



For the same reason they gave us autonumbering that doesn't autonumber? LOL!

Sorry, but that struck me funny; but it's also so sad that it's true.

It is very easy to get around Word security. My experience with protected
PDFs is that it is harder to crack the protection.


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References:
Re: Distributing Word docs to customers: From: PRASANNA PRABHU
RE: Distributing Word docs to customers: From: Jonathan West
RE: Distributing Word docs to customers: From: Keith Hansen

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