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To protect any file on your disk, first find its directory
entry using the DISKEDIT program from The Norton Utilities.
With the file name selected, press <F2> to view the
directory listing as hex code, then <Tab> to move the cursor
to the ASCII text on the right. From there, change any
letter in the file name to lowercase. This protects your
file from being opened, viewed, or copied by DOS or most
other programs.
Kanivets Vladimir
Negin, Ukraine
Editor's Note: Like the old trick of adding <Alt>-255 to a
file or directory name, this is a good way of securing a
file. Unlike adding <Alt>-255, this technique allows you to
keep all eight characters in your file name. However, it
isn't foolproof; some commands that use wild cards (for
example, DEL *.*) will work on the file. But it's plenty
good enough to discourage casual but overly curious users.
To work on the file yourself, go back into DISKEDIT and
change the offending character back to uppercase.
Title: Simple Security
Category: DOS
Issue Date: October, 1992
Editor: Brett Glass
Supplementary Files: None
Filename: P5DOS012.TIP