Preview password question

I just upgraded to Acrobat X. When I create a pdf (via the postcript - distiller route) the resulting pdf file opens OK with Reader and with Preview.
When I add simple security to the file (password to open) Preview can no longer open the file. I get a message saying the file is damaged.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your time.
Eric Wieczorek
Victoria, Canada

HI Michael
Thanks for taking the time to respond.
The problem is that we can’t control what application end users use to access the pdf.
We publish a monthly current events magazine for teachers and we send out email notifications to let subscribers know when each issue is available from our website -- and what the password is each month.
Macs are fairly common in education and since Preview is part of the standard Mac OS, many teachers use it to open the password protected pdf file. Also, oftentimes school computers can only be modified by ‘technicians’ (who are often not readily available) so its not just a simple matter of downloading and installing Reader.
Its strange to me that Preview cannot open simple password protected files that are created with the newest version of Acrobat.
Eric

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