Which was also my point; a little paranoia is a healthy thing IMO.
> With absolutely no intention of smearing any real individual named > Vladimir, what guarantee does anyone not knowing him personally that > he's an honest (or even real, for that matter) person who really > locked himself out of his own document, seeking to get back into it? > > We can't afford to be that gullible in 2008. > > The post came from "Vladimir" whose email address bore a different > name as its comment, "istvan pecaros", and whose actual email address > was "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". If you are a real guy, Vladimir, seeking > answers to an honestly stated dilemma, I'd suggest using your own > email account. And I'd suggest to my listmates to practice as much > care in answering such posts as they would want someone else to > practice if a passworded document of their own might have fallen into > someone else's hands. > I'm not trying to be cynical, just practical, and in spite of my above > criticism I applaud the helpfulness of all who answered Vladimir. > > kazar > > (Ilyse Kazar > CEO, Datatude Ltd. <http://www.datatude.net>, > using my "kazar" 'net handle, > posting via the account I use for tech lists) > > > > On 09-10-2008 11:32 AM, Twayne wrote: >> Has anyone seen the below post from Vladimir about OOo passwords? >> ------------ >> First of all, i want to tell you how i am am satisfied with you >> software xD I have a problem: i have some documents that i usually >> save with passwords... I've newer try this, but i've tried - save >> document (with password) using "File>Save" (not "Save As"). Document >> was saved but with (i think) random password... It is not my >> password that i usually use (it is WERAT)... Now: is there some way >> to restore the document? Please help me if u can... I've tryed >> "password recovery" software, but it is shareware & i can't see full >> password.. Is there a "free" way to figure it out? Document is VERY >> VERY important to me Thanks & best regards, Vladimir >> ------------ >> >> I'm trying to figure out how that could have happened to him. How/Why >> was it able to save a password without him providing the >> password to it? I realize the OS is capable of encryption without >> providing the password each time since it's account based, quite >> often, but how would OOo do that? Does it have a similar arrangment >> I'm not aware of? Is three a bug that could prevent the password >> dialng from appearing? I don't see how you could miss it, unless >> power were interrupted or something. I can't close out the window >> or do anything until I give it the password in 2.4.1 on XP Pro. >> >> Thanks for assisting with my curiousity, >> >> Twayne >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
