Read-only lost when file transferred by email

[wal]

Vista professional
Office Professional 2007

More of a rhetorical question since probably nothing can be done about
it...

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?

Thanks.

 

[wal]

Please ignore this. I will repost in the Vista group. Sorry for the
trouble.

On Aug 20, 11:45 am, wal <ress6...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Vista professional
> Office Professional 2007
>
> More of a rhetorical question since probably nothing can be done about
> it...
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks.

 

[Bob I]

The read-only attribute is a function of your file system. You don't
control the file-system of the recipients computer.

wal wrote:
> Vista professional
> Office Professional 2007
>
> More of a rhetorical question since probably nothing can be done about
> it...
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks.