Maybe it's some DRM that prevents the file being re-used, and is tied to Acrobat. Just a guess, since we still use the stamps you buy in the post office! <div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 21, 2012 4:48 PM, "Andres Muniz" <<a href="mailto:andresmp@gmail.com">andresmp@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div> ----- Mensaje original ----- > On Sat, 20 Oct 2012, Andres Muniz wrote: > > cannot open pdf postage from the royal mail website? > > Could you give a URL/link, and some additional context about exactly > what you're seeing. > > For myself, the following PDF opens automatically in Evince: > > > <a href="http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Royal%20Mail_Our_Prices2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Royal%20Mail_Our_Prices2012.pdf</a> > > -Paul > > > the pdf was of a printed postage, so it's after paying for it and the postage is valid only for the next day luckly i had a windows machine and i could log in to royal mail from there. A bit difficult to send the link I think. It seems some one else managed to print postage, so i guess i was being daft. What i got was a pdf that evince could not open. i have to send a letter (snail mail) soon so i'll try again. Thanks for your help. </div> -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote></div>