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On 8/6/07, Steve Holden wrote:I thought you were going to forward it to the SEC? Now it's the FTC?Joel Rubin wrote:pdftotext.exe, part of the XPDF package, can be recompiled with a /* comment */ cut around the permission-to-copy/print code.
Probably the other programs will also work but since the PDF files being spammed just a few lines of text and all I want to do is forward the text to the Securities and Exchange Commission and maybe the Chinese Consulate (they seem to be spamming Chinese stocks) that's enough for me.
So if you have a LEGITIMATE reason to prevent the reader of a PDF file from copying/printing don't use this method because it is very easy to break - it depends on the co-operation of the reading program. And open source reading programs can cease to co-operate.
Bob, I'm sure I will be sued by the author of the PDF, especially if he can testify about the whole pump and dump conspiracy and not take the Fifth Amendment.
I'm sorry to say this, but reporting each and every such spam to the SEC is merely going to compound the problem by spamming them. If you aren't part of the answer then you are part of the problem ...
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The FTC wants it.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/inbox.shtm
"What Can I Do With the Spam in my In-Box?
Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Send a copy of unwanted or deceptive messages to spam@uce.gov. The FTC uses the unsolicited emails stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive spam email."
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