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JS96
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Fucking gmail... why I can't send a ".js" file which is inside a ".rar" archive???

Ok, I understand the security reason, but only if I try to send directly a ".js" file, why you're blocking it also if present inside an archive?

And if I use outlook to send an email to gmail, I don't even receive any notification that my email has been blocked... it's fucking stupid!

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  • 0
    7y
    No, it is not fucking stupid.
  • 5
    7y
    @Linux it's not stupid that I don't receive any email from gmail that my email has been blocked?
  • 0
    7y
    @JS96
    It is not stupid that you are blocked when you are trying to send a .js file via email!

    But a notification would be nice.
  • 5
    7y
    @Linux I'm trying to send a ".rar" which contains hundreds of files (".html", ".php", ".png", etc) and 1 ".js"...

    It's an archive, there isn't any risk that the browser will launch the ".js" script automatically... :\
  • 3
    7y
    @JS96
    You know that js files is the most common type which delivers cryptoware?

    Just send a Link to dropbox where your friend can Download it
  • 2
    7y
    I still miss the reason why sending a .js file inside an archive is super bad, but sending a dropbox link pointing to the very same file is absolutely good.
    The only reason why Gmail blocks that is to avoid being accused in case of accident
  • 1
    7y
    The fix is simple. Rename the file to .Txt and it sends it like nothing happened. 😂
  • 2
    7y
    Use git or gist?
  • 7
    7y
    @tahnik I had to send the source files to a client.

    @Linux if the .js is in an archive, it won't be loaded by the browser automatically!
    If I download the archive, the responsability is mine.
    What changes between downloading it from gmail and dropbox? Nothing...
  • 5
    7y
    Put a password on the rar and it won't scan and block it.

    At least I have done this in the past (not recently)
  • 3
    7y
    Put a password on the archive and encrypt file names as well.

    Also I think sending source code over email is not the best approach, as your email may be blocked for other reasons as well like if the attachment size is too big. I prefer using Dropbox or GitHub
  • 0
    7y
    I was wondering, compression is meaningless in email, being converted to 7bit.
    How about a really old compression format, like lha or arj, does Gmail ever scan those?
  • 0
    7y
    Or if you use a decent os you can just tar it :D
  • 0
    7y
    @Natrocx you can rar in Linux too....and also zip :p
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