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Did ST know this: Gmail doesn't allow through .exe files. Even if they are zipped. I understand that .exe can be harmful, but how am I suppose to send

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Aug 6 '09, 11:01

a .exe file to a friend. There should be some way that the receiver allows them.

I guess I can upload it somewhere and then have the person download it.. but this is crazy..

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there are workarounds. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 6, 11:03 1
- Thanks! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 6, 11:08
Rename it with .zzz extension, send it to your friend, then they rename it back to .exe extension. -- nm - Subversive Aug 6, 11:03 2
- we do this ALL the time with DOD email. -- nm - loosilu Aug 6, 11:07
- Good idea. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 6, 11:04
yousendit.com? I'm not sure about their policy, just mentioning them. -- nm - Max Aug 6, 11:02 6
- there are plenty of services like that, although I've never used them. (One benefit of having my own web hosting ... :)) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 11:03 5
  - I use yousendit all the time and endorse them. -- nm - Max Aug 6, 11:07 4
    - Yeah, I used that one before too. Pretty good. I just found is strange that gmail blocks them automatically. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 6, 11:08 3
      - I don't know of any e-mail program that allows .exe files to be sent. That's just good sense. - Subversive Aug 6, 11:09 2
        
        Yahoo does, according to the link b posted above. They scan it first. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 6, 11:14 1
        
        Interesting. Well, the zzz thing works, I've done it many times. -- nm - Subversive Aug 6, 11:20

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