-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 BartlebyScrivener wrote: > I want to send a longish pdf file to an unsophisticated Windows user. > > If possible I would like to password protect it. > > Is there a way to password protect files on Etch?
$ aptitude install pdftk # pdftk file.pdf output file-pw.pdf user_pw topsecret allow AllFeatures file.pdf is the unencrypted file, file-pw.pdf is encrypted with the password 'topsecret'. Without 'allow AllFeatures' your poor Windows user won't be able to print or copy paste it. See man pdftk HTH, Johannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHD6vdC1NzPRl9qEURAk/jAJ0cXMYI5CKXC9xNecH3JXj26EsdpgCfQ3eF CzmVARbmt6tcRFcenbmg8EA= =ePdR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
