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Anyone know how to track a document, word, excel, etc...
Posted on 5/18/11 at 8:32 am
Posted on 5/18/11 at 8:32 am
For example, if you email someone an excel spreadsheet, can you find out if they forwarded it to someone else?
TIA
TIA
Posted on 5/18/11 at 8:33 am to Tigerholic
Word the email like a chain letter and promise good luck and/or wealth and someone will send it back to you.
Eventually. You'll see where it went.
Eventually. You'll see where it went.
This post was edited on 5/18/11 at 8:34 am
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:07 am to Tigerholic
Not in any practical manner. One suggestion:
1. Convert the file to PDF and place restrictions and password on the PDF.
1. Convert the file to PDF and place restrictions and password on the PDF.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:39 am to LSUWoodworker
Thought about that, but figured they could just share the password.
I'm trying to see if a document is getting sent to a competitor.
I'm trying to see if a document is getting sent to a competitor.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:55 am to Tigerholic
Send the message with a self-destructing device attached?
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:11 am to Tigerholic
If you're a big dick at your company then you could probably have the IT dept check their emails from the server to see if they forwarded it.
if they were smart they wouldn't have forwarded it from their work account but instead sent it from a personal email based email account (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) but most people aren't that smart and there's a chance they were sloppy. Most company handbooks state that your email is not yours and that the company can look through it anytime they want. IT could probably do this from a remote location or check the Exchange Server and the suspected person would never know.
if they were smart they wouldn't have forwarded it from their work account but instead sent it from a personal email based email account (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) but most people aren't that smart and there's a chance they were sloppy. Most company handbooks state that your email is not yours and that the company can look through it anytime they want. IT could probably do this from a remote location or check the Exchange Server and the suspected person would never know.
This post was edited on 5/18/11 at 10:12 am
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:38 am to Titus Pullo
Thanks but I'm trying to see if customer is sending it to a competitor.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 2:57 pm to Tigerholic
Ah. Gotcha.
Don't know how you would do that. Sorry.
Don't know how you would do that. Sorry.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:38 pm to Tigerholic
You could send it as a google doc, but I don't know if you can prevent copying and exporting.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 7:14 am to Tigerholic
Not a chance. Can you say invasion of privacy?
This post was edited on 5/19/11 at 7:15 am
Posted on 5/19/11 at 8:29 am to HeadyMurphey
What privacy if I send someone a confidential file that is for them only. Plus, they have services that track how many times an email is open and for how long such as constant contact, etc.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 8:35 am to Tigerholic
Yes, but you are basically wanting access to another companies email server, which will never happen. Make them sign an NDA if you are so nervous, then you can sue them if they pass it on
Posted on 5/19/11 at 9:17 am to HeadyMurphey
I was thinking more on the lines of tracking it through who opens the file. Maybe a file hosting service is the direction I should go. I know box.net lets you know when someone downloads your file, but I don't think it logs the IP address.
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