From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Q6r4-0005R8-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:08:50 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0EDA9v18239 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:10:09 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16Q6yL-0001uL-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:16:21 -0600 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:16:21 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Problems with pdf files. In-Reply-To: <01a501c19cdb$d6205aa0$0100a8c0@tward> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Thomas Ward wrote: > some pdf files will convert with no problem using pdftotext, but I have some > Linux books from Sam's which simply will not convert. Trying to do so in > Adobe Acrobat Reader didn't help. > when I inquired about it Sam's said they did that for copy protection. Is > there anyway to force a pdf file into text when it has been secured? Well, there was a program written to unsecure the file. But the US government imprisoned the author for about five months a short while back. I don't know if you can find the program or not. And if you do, take heed to the fate of the author (and keep your mouth shut to avoid the same fate). ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.