On 03/29/2008 06:59 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 03/28/2008 10:57 AM, Yvette Grant wrote: >> Hi: >> >> URGENT!!!!! >> >> Thanks for your response, which certainly has not help my problem. >> This is not a security issue. It also is not a BUG >> >> Microsoft allows you to open password-protected files as read-only. >> I purchased this laptop with LINUX to do presentations while >> traveling. So far I am stuck, I cannot use the laptop because all >> my presentations from my client are password protected for a >> reason. >> >> Can you report this to Open Office developers? I know it is not a >> bug. But is there some patch that will allow me to open a Microsoft >> password-protected file in Open Office? >> >> If there is no solution, then please say so. We can send a man on >> the moon, isn't there a way to resolve such a simple problem as >> opening a Microsoft Presentation password-protected file in Open >> Office? >> >> With Kind Regards, >> >> Yvette Grant ITIL Service Manager 416-286-1442 416-402-2563 >> (Mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jamie Strandboge Sent: >> Friday, March 28, 2008 8:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: >> [Bug 192056] Re: Cannot Open Read-only MS Office 2003 files >> >> >> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make >> Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but >> this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked >> it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of >> allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause >> loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you >> may find. >> >> ** Visibility changed to: Public >> >> ** This bug is no longer flagged as a security issue >> > > The problem is valid. You can open a MS Word password protected > document by entering a valid password. However, you cannot do the > same with a MS Powerpoint protected document (I've tested). You > receive: > > <quote> Change background page assignment. The loading of > password-encrypted Microsoft PowerPoint presentations is not > supported. </quote> > > This is an OOo bug, not and Ubuntu OOo bug that you reference. The > OOo but is here: > > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46307 > > I recommend that you register with > http://qa.openoffice.org/ooQAReloaded/ooQA-ReportBugs.html and add > your comments & vote to > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46307. > > Given that the bug has been around since 2005, and last touched in > 2007, I think it important that comments/votes are added so that it > will be fixed in OOo 3.0.
[Note: including my previous as I neglected to cc ygrant on the first response] It also appears that even Microsoft has problems with PPT password protection. Apparently PowerPoint files which are protected with a password in the PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 for PC are incompatible with older versions of PowerPoint as well as all versions of PowerPoint for Macintosh. So this isn't simply an OOo issue - you'd have the same problem if you were using a MAC with MS PP installed. See http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00038.htm for additional suggestions that your client can use to protect their presentations. Further, OOo Help states: ==== Opening Microsoft Office Documents That Are Protected With a Password OpenOffice.org can open the following Microsoft Office document types that are protected by a password. Microsoft Office format Supported encryption method Word 6.0, Word 95 Weak XOR encryption Word 97, Word 2000, Word XP, Word 2003 Office 97/2000 compatible encryption Word XP, Word 2003 Weak XOR encryption from older Word versions Excel 2.1, Excel 3.0, Excel 4.0, Excel 5.0, Excel 95 Weak XOR encryption Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel XP, Excel 2003 Office 97/2000 compatible encryption Excel XP, Excel 2003 Weak XOR encryption from older Excel versions Other encryption methods are not supported. ==== Perhaps you could recommend that your client use OpenOffice.org Impress instead of MS PowerPoint? -- You have been cc'd on this post as you have posted to an open OOo mailing list. Please see: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html for details and how to subscribe or view the archives so that you may see responses from other OOo users. Please *only* reply to users@openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
