Erwin Craps - IT Helps
Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be
Mon Dec 19 05:39:08 CST 2005
To clarify, it is the attached Excel file that needs protection. One way would be to add code in the excel file when opening the file it would log something on a internet server. But this would generate security (Excel VBA code) and firewall probs... On the other hand, I read an article last week that a company is providing self-terminating e-mails technology (James Bond Style). -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:29 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Securing Excel File to avoid E-mail forwards On 19 Dec 2005 at 12:14, Erwin Craps - IT Helps wrote: > Hi Group > > On a daily basis I send 1 Excel files to about 120 recipients using > E-mail. > The file contains confidential information and is also popular > information for press and other third parties, but may not be > disclosed before the rightfull owner (all of the 120 recipents) > decides to do/or not so for his or here data. I'm sure this E-mail > gets forwarded to other parties that may not receive this information. > Are there any means today to avoid forwarding this Excel file or > atleast to track back who has forwarded it? > Once you have sent an email to another party there is no way you can track or control what happens to it. -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com