*If* they have implemented the filter driver correctly...

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Subject: [LUTE] Re: [OT] More on PDF's

On Sat, Sep 22, 2007, Guy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> Another random thought: are you running a virus protection program. They
> typically install filter drivers somewhere in the file system/storage
stack
> (I'm not sure about the details, and it probably varies from vendor to
> vendor). That could conceivably be messing up the file copy.

pdf files should not contain any executables in the traditional sense
(yes, I know the embedded fonts are programs that execute on printers, but
viral activity on printers is almost unheard of), shouldnt be of interest
to virus sniffers.

-- 
Dana Emery




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