Gmail and executable files

Zen8 · 30 Jan 2006 at 14:34

I was just checking out gmail, seeing if it’s any better than Yahoo! Under viruses it mentions:

“Most computer viruses are contained in executable files, but while standard virus detectors scan messages for executable files that appear to be viruses, Gmail takes this one step further by not allowing executable files to be sent or received.”

What are executable files? We’ll be wanting to send Word docs as attachments – would these be allowed?

To sign up to gmail you need to be invited by someone who already has gmail. Anyone care to invite me?

Al-Ectrician · 30 Jan 2006 at 14:35

exe's are applications

doc files should be no problem

Al

Burbleflop · 30 Jan 2006 at 14:53

Mike_T said:
To sign up to gmail you need to be invited by someone who already has gmail. Anyone care to invite me?

If you still need an invite, email me (address in trust) your email address and I'll send an invite over.

Zen8 · 30 Jan 2006 at 21:43

Thanks guys. burbleflop YHM

Burbleflop · 30 Jan 2006 at 21:48

Mike_T said:
burbleflop YHM

So have you

spirit · 31 Jan 2006 at 04:14

anywya u can get around the exe by renaming the file and ziping it and renaming it againt hats how i did it, perhaps theres an easier way.

hoju99 · 10 Feb 2006 at 21:49

any more Gmail invites around

phil @ middletonmail.com

Burbleflop · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:06

hoju99 said:
any more Gmail invites around

phil @ middletonmail.com

Sent.

hoju99 · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:09

burbleflop said:
Sent.

cheers

Burbleflop · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:16

hoju99 said:
cheers

No worries. I've got 98 left, don't suppose anyone else wants one? Email me (address in trust) if you do.

Ricochet J · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:18

burbleflop said:
No worries. I've got 98 left, don't suppose anyone else wants one? Email me (address in trust) if you do.

I'll add to that. 198. I've got a 100 so I doubt they'll be a shortage

My email in trust if you want one eitherway

Caged · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:19

It's @googlemail.com now by the way.

Burbleflop · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:21

Caged said:
It's @googlemail.com now by the way.

Good point. @gmail.com still works for incoming, but outgoing emails will have @googlemail.com on them for us UK folks.

Caged · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:24

Unless you invite and accept the invite through a US proxy.

InsomniaCalls · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:29

spirit said:
anywya u can get around the exe by renaming the file and ziping it and renaming it againt hats how i did it, perhaps theres an easier way.

Or just renaming it will do.
ex_ is my flavour of the month.

DiG · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:40

I find it really annoying, why can't they have an advanced user mode that doesn't block stuff, I know who to and not to download exe files off and sometimes sends exes for genuine reasons but have to rename them

stigggeh · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:41

InsomniaCalls said:
Or just renaming it will do.
ex_ is my flavour of the month.

or just ZIP/RAR exe's if you need to, instead of leaving .exe is the way i do it.

InsomniaCalls · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:46

Some antivirus software detects the exe in the rar/zip file and blocks it anyway.

stigggeh · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:47

InsomniaCalls said:
Some antivirus software detects the exe in the rar/zip file and blocks it anyway.

ahh fair enough

/hides

Burbleflop · 10 Feb 2006 at 22:47

stigggeh said:
or just ZIP/RAR exe's if you need to, instead of leaving .exe is the way i do it.

Zipping exe files doesn't work:

Gmail failure message said:
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<[email protected]>
(reason: 552 5.7.0 Illegal Attachment r33si1489303nfc)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.:
>>> >>> DATA
<<< 552 5.7.0 Illegal Attachment r33si1489303nfc
554 5.0.0 Service unavailable