Send an ".exe" file via GMail...
08.28.06 (6:54 pm) [edit]
GMail has some the best spam filtering and detection capabilities. But it does not allow to send the ".exe" file for some security reasons even if you try to send "opera" installation. This is such a poor solution. Even if you try to send it in zip format it won't allow since it contains an ".exe" file within it.
Even yahoo webmail have an antivirus scanner but they allow to send the .exe file and if it contains a virus it cleans them and send.
In GMail you cannot send or receive emails with exe, dll, ocx, com or bat attachments even if they are sent in a zipped (.zip, .tar,.tgz, .taz, .z, .gz) format. (The .rar format is still allowed).
There are some google hacks by which u can send an "exe" file and they are:
- Use free hosting file service like "Rapidshare" and others to upload your file and than send the link of your uploaded file in your message.
- Rename the file to bypass the GMail scanner.
For e.g: Rename Opera.exe to Opera.exe.wmv. - Use a compression software other than "zip" like "WinRAR" which compresses files in .rar format.Gmail currently does not block or scans the .rar filetypes.If in future Gmail might not allow to send .rar file than try .r2,.r3 for different attachments.