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Originally Posted By: rdulay This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I want to thank everyone who responded and volunteered to help test out our free report upload service. We had a bit of a rocky start, due mainly to a change in web site servers, and everyone’s been great about reporting any issues they encountered. We’ve already gotten good responses from several of the testers, and have remedied the few errors which were initially reported. We are now ready to move on to stage 2 of the beta test, which will go through the end of this month.
One thing I did notice was that several inspectors did not have a way to easily turn their reports or other documents into PDF file format. Since this is one of the best formats to use, if you don't want other people editing your report after the fact, I wanted to recommend a piece of free software called PDF Creator, which allows you to "print" any document right to PDF. You can download this for free from Download.com, or get it here: http://www.realtysites.info/downloads/pdfcreator.zip
Again, thank you to everyone who has been interested in this project.
I'm really looking forward to being able to launch this to NACHI members at large in October.
Regards,
Roberta
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Originally Posted By: jfarsetta This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
FYI…
I created a PDF file some time ago and e-mailed it to a client. She called and told me that the inspection date was wrong. I offered to change it and re-mail it. She told me not to bother. Acrobat can alter PDF files. Acrobar READER can only view them. I believe the only true way to protect content is to scan the doc and hope that the recipient does not have OCR software functioning.
Uploading to a service is a great idea...
-- Joe Farsetta
Illigitimi Non Carborundum
"Dont let the bastards grind you down..."
Originally Posted By: rdulay This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hate to say it, but Acrobat isn’t the only program you can use to alter PDF files. Scanning a document doesn’t really protect you either, since image files can also be altered. Bottom line is that an advanced user can figure out a dozen ways to alter your report in whatever format you provide it in, but delivering a document in PDF is still better than delivering it in MS Word, since 99% of folks out there could probably figure out how to edit a document in Word.
Perhaps electronic copies of any document are more prone to being edited than hard copies, but I don't think any delivery method is 100% foolproof. If protecting your original content is a concern, then uploading the report to a server gives you a couple of advantages over simply emailing the document: 1. the original is intact on the server for however long it's being archived there and 2. all uploads are date-stamped, which is a simple form of version control.
- Roberta
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Originally Posted By: rdulay This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
It appears that AOL might be filtering emails, as I’ve seen this issue also with other automatically generated emails. Can you check your spam preferences, or try an alternate email address (I’d be happy to provide you with a gmail account if you want one)?
Thanks,
Roberta
-- Affordable web solutions for home inspectors, including complete NACHI web sites for only $75 plus hosting. See http://www.HomeInspectionWebSite.com for more information.
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi Roberta,
It appears AOL is a problem, I recieved it just fine on my Yahoo, MSN & nachi.org accounts, having said that a lot of people only have AOL accounts so this problem needs to be overcome.
Originally Posted By: pehrenpreis This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
FYI:
With Acrobat (Professional or Standard) you can protect documents with passwords and 128-bit encryption.
Apply restrictions on printing, copying and alterations.
Certify documents using Geotrust (R) Digital Services to verify the documents' authenticity as well as use Public Key Encryption and digital signatures.
Originally Posted By: rdulay This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Peter, do you have this program? I’d love to have a crack at one of these “protected” documents to see if I can edit it, regardless…
And yes, that does sound like fun to me. Sad but true...
- Roberta
-- Affordable web solutions for home inspectors, including complete NACHI web sites for only $75 plus hosting. See http://www.HomeInspectionWebSite.com for more information.
Originally Posted By: rdulay This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
For those of you who have received your Inspectors Quarterly in the past week or so, you’ll see that free report hosting for NACHI members is now a reality. Visit www.reportupload.com to sign up for your free account today.
The basic subscription is free and includes 10 report uploads per month. You can double that amount if you're a web site client of ours, or you can earn additional upload credits by simply linking to ReportUpload.com from your existing web site.
Soon, we will be offering two subscription service levels as well, so you can have your choice of higher usage levels, along with ad-free download pages for your customers.
Another great benefit of NACHI membership, brought to you by Grassfrog Technologies (formerly Yalia Technology Design).