Um, no. And even if you could force a downloaded file to be read-only, they are still easily edited, by changing the file properties or saving it as another name.
Unless you can force the users to buy and install DRM software (and use it), you are out of luck. On 4/20/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know if there is a surefire way to make all downloaded files > read-only? We have a client that wants to have files available to > download, but the original author doesn't want to have them be able to > be edited. We're talking PowerPoint, Word, PDF files here, BTW. > > Any advice on how to make this happen would be appreciated. We've found > that even using the "Read Only" attribute in the file properties doesn't > persist once a copy has been downloaded to the client. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:238326 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
