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Article #883Wordperfect file-locking (faq?)
From: Adams Douglas
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 14:09
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 14:09
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It's my understanding that the file-locking algorithm in Wordperfect 5.1 is easily broken. Is this something that can be fixed or guarded against (without actually doing something outside the program)? Why is it so easily crackable? Were they just lazy, or what? Sorry if this is a FAQ. Just email replies to me to save eye-time for others. And, yes, although I'm curious how one _does_ crack it, I'm more interested in how to fix it - if it can be.
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ucselx!crash!adamsd From: adamsd@crash.cts.com (Adams Douglas) Subject: Wordperfect file-locking (faq?) Date: 2 Sep 92 14:09:52 GMT Message-ID: <adamsd.715442992@crash> Keywords: WordPerfect, encryption Lines: 10