Gentlemen don't read their girlfriends' mail, either..... On the other hand, if the original poster was telling the truth, he _did_ at least say he was trying to read his girlfriend's files, rather than saying "I used Norton Encrypt on some files for a project last year, and I've forgotten the password - is there some way to recover it?" which would have been sleazy and not started a flamewar. Or, if he wasn't telling the truth, maybe he's really trying to break his business competitor's files, or some government's, or he's really L..D.. in yet another disguise. Bill