[Web4lib] PDF restrictions

[Leo Robert Klein]

Bob Rasmussen wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007, Linda_M.Schwartz at lvh.com wrote:
> 
>> I am new to Acrobat 8.0 -- is there a way to create a pdf that could be
>> offered via email and/or via web that could be printed but not saved by the
>> end user?
> 
> No. Even if a PDF could not be saved, the email that contains it could be 
> saved. And a user could intercept the printing of it in many ways.
> 

Exactly.  The limitations you can build into the PDF file itself is to 
password protect it and to keep people from altering it.

LEO


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