pulkit Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I wanted to mail a .exe file to my friend but it did not work please tell me what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asin Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Since .exe's are executable, the possibility that the attachment contains malicious code is greater. Gmail, among many other e-mail programs/web e-mail services, block executables as a preventive measure.To send your attachment, rename the file to file.exe.a or something. Make sure that you're set to show extensions before changing the file name, otherwise it won't work.Once your friend receives the file, just ask them to rename it and remove the .a at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compass Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 yes this is the only option to send it ..even if your trying to send thgis file as a zip file it will not allow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulkit Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Thank u i already know this but is there another way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FthrJACK Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 it blocks it if you zip it? thats a suprise, shouldnt do that really.have you tried compressing it into .rar or .ace formats? use winrar and make it into a .001 file instead, winrar will still extract the file but i bet the mail server cant read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Just rename the file extension .1zip or .1rar then tell the recipient to rename the file extension when they receive it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 it does this b/c google doesnt want people attaching viruses to the files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Just rename the file extension .1zip or .1rar then tell the recipient to rename the file extension when they receive it...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yup... that's what I do. Plain and simple. The file can't automatically be launched, and the person shouldn't be renaming it and running it if they don't trust you anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FthrJACK Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 if you rename it .rar1 then winrar will still open it anyway without having to rename the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Yes... after registering WinRAR with the .rar1 extension... Windows will ask you the first time what to do with the file since WinRAR will only register itself with the typical archive extentions and .001-.039 (I think that's the highest it goes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asin Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 RAR files in Gmail go through fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 RAR files in Gmail go through fine.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>not if they contain executables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asin Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Really? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezus420 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I was able to send an executable after compressing it as a .rar Maybe gmail just likes me better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I remember having trouble sending them before, weird how that works now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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