Re: Read-only attribute lost when file transferred by email

On 20 Aug 2010, wal <> wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:

> When I transfer via Outlook a Word file set as read-only (i.e., read-
> only set from the file's desktop icon > Properties, not from within
> Word), the read-only attribute is lost at the receiving end. I have
> to remind the recipient to reset the attribute. Why should this be
> the case?

That's true about any file. The read-only attribute in not preserved
when you transfer a file that way.

If you need to prevent the document from being edited, check out Word's
"Protect Document" feature, or Microsoft's Information Rights
Management client, or use another format, such as PDF.