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Prevent email of PDF using Acrobat 9?

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2009-11-16 11:55:37
tamsind
Registered: Nov 16 2009
Posts: 4
Answered

Hi There,

I see from earlier posts that it is not possible to restrict or disable the ability to email a PDF. At least not in Acrobat 8 or earlier.

We would like to prevent users from emailing a PDF once they have downloaded it to their desktops. Is this possible using Acrobat 9? Do you need LiveCycle?

Thanks,
--T

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 9.2, Windows
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2009-11-16 12:33:34
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UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
No it's not, and it never will be. A PDF is a file like any other, and users can do with it whatever they wish. You can prevent unauthorized opening of the document, but not bit-level copying and distribution. The ISO PDF specification prevents any concept of the file being supplied in a non-cached stream, as is possible with audio and video.
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2009-11-16 13:14:02
#2
tamsind
Registered: Nov 16 2009
Posts: 4
Okay, thanks. It is just as I thought, but I wanted to confirm.
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