PDFing Spot Colour Transparencies from Indesign CS2

Hello!,
I think this is a common question, but I can't find a definitive answer. I am trying to PDF a file which has an image and then a spot colour transparency over part of it. When I PDF the file at Press Quality the spot colour transparency is white. When I PDF the file at a lower resolution (Standard size PDF) the transparency is fine.
Is there some way I can resolve this? I need to prepare a Press Quality File. I seem to recall reading or hearing somewhere that Indesign does not deal with spot colour transparency very well. I am currently working in CS2, and am wondering if the issue has been resolved in newer versions of Indesign.
Many thanks for your help, all,
Pepi

> that Indesign does not deal with spot colour transparency very well
Nonsense.
Just turn on Overprint Preview in Acrobat.

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