On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 08:39 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > well this file is NOT anything critical, just the jobs i did for a co. a > while back, that is why i offered it to someone in your co. to open it for > me and see that the file truthfully belongs to me. > thanks
Passwords are certainly one way to establish ownership but do not help much if you cannot remember the password :-( There is another way, digital signing. Check out http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf for idea on how to use this. You should also checkout on how to set document properties. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Pepperdine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:00 AM > Subject: Re: [users] [moderated] > > > > On Thursday 20 July 2006 21:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> i have a spreadsheet file that i forgot the password. > >> can u help me open it? > >> i can send it to you and you can do it for me. > >> thanks > >> reuben > > > > Reuben, > > > > AIUI, this is not possible. The purpose of passwords is to prevent > > strangers > > from opening a file, so why would you expect passing the file to a > > stranger > > be a way of retrieving the data? I seem to remember someone saying that > > the > > encryption used by OOo is strong. > > > > -- > > Andy Pepperdine > > > > On this mailing list help is provided by volunteers. > > Please subscribe to the mailing list to see all the replies to a query, > > and reply only to the mailing list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For FAQ, userguide, see: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/
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