Distiller 8.0 Error Message

Hello All,
I've got a Pages file (63.9 MB) and need to reduce the file size so I can send the file through email. However when I try to create a PDF through Distiller an error message occurs saying this:
%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: PK ]%%
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to make this work?
Thanks in advance.

Maybe this is a bit late but might help others.
The ideal of using distiller to distil a document is just another way of creating a PDF file but using the publisher's own information in a file known as 'joboptions' which you get from the publisher. Joboptions contains all the vital information the publisher needs to ensure consistency in their publication. After loading joboptions into distiller, create the advertisement or whatever you are making with indesign and instead of printing it to a local printer, print it to a postscript file. You can get a dummy postscript printer from Adobe. The file you create has an extension of .ps. By double clicking that file in explorer, it will automatically open distiller. Choose the joboption file your publisher gave you and provided your fonts are all genuine, (not pirated) distiller will create a PDF file of the same name that will have all our publishers critical information already in it.
For someone not familiar with dot gain and the plethora of other publication printing information used to produce a magazine or newspaper so every page looks the same, this is the only way to avoid having your files rejected by the publisher. I hope this helps.
Ryadia.

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