Can you notify a user that the file is opened by another user?

Apologies if this is a repeat or redundant question....
Is there a built-in (non-3rd party) way to have a user notified/alerted that the pdf is open by another user when they open the file. I know the lock message pops up when you go to save a file thats opened elsewhere....but the problem is that the users un-aware of this until after they've done a bunch of work.
I perfer not to get into having to password protect the files, etc....just an initial alert is desirable. Any inputs are greatly appreciated.

There isn't such a mechanism in Acrobat/Reader.
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- The users are usually working on the files all day
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Subject: I worked on a Photshop file yesterday, but today, I received a notification that the file cannot open because it is incompatible. Please help!
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