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2007-01-02 07:57:16
ccs717
Registered: Aug 18 2006
Posts: 20

I have many PDFs that have been converted from MS Outlook emails. Some of these PDFs have attachments.
 
I can open and save all attachment file types EXCEPT .zip, .sit, and, .hqx files. When I try to save such a file, an error message pops up stating "Acrobat cannot save the file attachment 'filename.sit' because your security settings do not allow this file type to be saved."
 
There are no security restrictions on the PDF itself, so what security settings is it referencing? How can I overcome this limitation?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 7, Windows
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2007-01-02 13:08:18
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leonardr
Expert
Registered: Feb 14 2006
Posts: 333
Those file types are on the Acrobat "black list" of potentially problematic file types. You would need to modify your Windows registry or Mac .plist to remove those types from the list.

OR upgrade to Acrobat 8 which has a better method for handling these types.

Leonard

Leonard Rosenthol
PDF Standards Architect
Adobe Systems

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2007-09-17 06:43:27
#2
ravirxz
Registered: Sep 17 2007
Posts: 1
I get the same error on Ver 8.0, but works well with Ver 6.0. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Ravi
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2008-01-09 11:22:15
#3
itwmecheng
Registered: Oct 4 2007
Posts: 10
I'd like to know more about Acrobat 8's better way of handling "black list" types. I've been struggling to open an attached ZIP file for some time now. I have Acrobat 3D 8.1.1.
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2009-12-04 07:41:25
#4
turgaycolak
Registered: Dec 4 2009
Posts: 5
dear ccs717,

you must edit trust settings to open attached zir/rar/exe etc. files. but you can only do this by registry editing. on the link below there is a solution for it. there are 2 reg files in zipped file. one of them allows you to open attachments other restores default settings for it.

http://rapidshare.com/files/316230838/pdf_rar_open.rar

I hope that it will helps.

Turgay
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