DOS ain't dead - GMail doesn't like zips either, rename too !

GMail doesn't like zips either, rename too ! (Announce)

posted by sinclaj1, U.S.A., 11.12.2009, 04:35

> > > > Here is a link to the ZIP file. This is a temporary host for the
> file
> > > > (GMail won't let me email it because of the .EXE in it)
> > >
> > > I think if you rename the file (.EXE -> .EX) they won't complain
> anymore.
> >
> > I tried renaming the EXE files as .TXT, .JPG, .EX, and .EXE-SAFE. The
> > files are inside a .ZIP file as well. G-mail still went boo-hoo.
>
> FYI Gmail objects to file.ZIP, too. Just change the extension from .zip to
> .zzz (say) and you're done ;=)

I'll try that in the future. Hopefully that will work, I'd love to be able to email stuff like that without resorting to an Exchange email address.

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DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 21.09.2009, 22:21 (Announce)
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 21.09.2009, 23:16
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 21.09.2009, 23:48
    - GMail doesn't like zips either, rename too ! - Ninho, 08.12.2009, 23:53
      - GMail doesn't like zips either, rename too ! - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 04:35
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 09.10.2009, 17:51
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 09.10.2009, 22:56
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 10.10.2009, 08:28
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 10.10.2009, 10:47
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 22.10.2009, 05:16
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 22.10.2009, 15:25
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - rr, 22.10.2009, 18:39
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - rr, 22.10.2009, 18:47
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 08.12.2009, 02:10
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 09.12.2009, 22:04
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 11.12.2009, 01:45
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 04:33
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 11.12.2009, 07:33
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 10:35
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - rr, 13.12.2009, 18:22
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 14.12.2009, 02:24
- DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 11:11
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 13:59
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 11.12.2009, 14:28
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 11.12.2009, 14:36
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 11.12.2009, 14:38
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 14:56
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 11.12.2009, 15:40
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 16:02
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 11.12.2009, 16:20
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test ( off topic) - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 17:27
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test ( off topic) - ecm, 11.12.2009, 19:01
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test ( off topic) - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 23:12
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 11.12.2009, 19:30
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 23:40
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - DOS386, 12.12.2009, 10:04
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 11:23
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - ecm, 12.12.2009, 11:38
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Rugxulo, 12.12.2009, 12:11
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 12:42
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 12.12.2009, 13:40
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        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 13.12.2009, 10:20
        DOS PNG support - rr, 12.12.2009, 22:11
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 19.12.2009, 14:40
        DOS PNG support - rr, 19.12.2009, 23:02
        DOS PNG support -- QPV, QPNG - Rugxulo, 20.12.2009, 00:09
        DOS PNG support - DOS386, 20.12.2009, 07:32
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 15:31
  - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 16:39
    - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 17:51
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 17:56
      - DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 11.12.2009, 22:38
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 11.12.2009, 23:54
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 00:07
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 02:12
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - Arjay, 12.12.2009, 02:59
        DOS Game - Galactic Conquest v9.00 test - sinclaj1, 12.12.2009, 17:00
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