Gavin
Mon May 12 09:31:16 CDT 2008
On May 11, 11:26=C2=A0pm, macro.mor...@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 11, 10:46=EF=BF=BDam, "Dave" <kb9...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
>
> > Gmail
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=3D6590&topic=3D=
12850
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> > I just tested Yahoo, and it scanned my .exe attachment, then let me down=
load
> > it.
>
> > --
> > Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
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> > "pg" <pen...@catholic.org> wrote in message
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> >news:ed2735c7-9f2e-443e-9313-c82780064552@l28g2000prd.googlegroups.com...=
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> > > On May 11, 12:05 am, "...winston" <kb9...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Fyi...
> > >> Crossposting removed.Follow-up set to msn.discussion the appropriate
> > >> group for Hotmail questions.
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> > >> And the extension of the original file was ?
>
> > > .exe
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> > > The thing is that only NOW that I know hotmail deletes _ALL_ .exe file=
> > > attachments. The matter is this ... when I sign up for Hotmail, there
> > > wasn't any mention of the "prohibited file extension" thing in the
> > > "contract" at the sign-up page at all.
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> > > Shhhhhheeeeeeehhhhhh !!!
>
> > > Other than Hotmail, do you know of any other webmail operator(s) also
> > > do this thing? I wouldn't sign up the hotmail account if I knew of the=
> > > "prohibition list".
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> > >> --
> > >> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD...winston
> > >> ms-mvp mail
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> > >> "pg" <pen...@catholic.org> wrote in
> > >> messagenews:fbb99006-6fdb-4360-a7d7-5837961cfb39@a9g2000prl.googlegro=
ups.com...
> > >> > On May 10, 7:18 pm, "...winston" <winston...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> Crossposting removed for all but Hotmail and Windows Live Mail
> > >> >> newsgroups.
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> > >> >> Ask the recipient to resend the file as zip file or a different
> > >> >> extension(e.g. *.xyz, *.abc *.rename, *.need, *.elvis etc)
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> > >> >> For info on blocked file types..Read the section titled
> > >> >> "Notes"
http://help.live.com/Help.aspx?market=3Den-US&project=3DMai=
lFull&querytyp...
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> > >> >> Fyi...free Hotmail accounts limit is 10MB; paid account is 20MB
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> > >> > File size is about 1MB, it's an old fractal freeware that the autho=
r
> > >> > has already abandoned. My friend has a copy, so I asked him to send=
it
> > >> > over, and now this ....
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> > >> > Geeeeeeshhhhh....
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> > >> >> --
> > >> >> =EF=BF=BD...winston
> > >> >> ms-mvp mail
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> > >> >> "pg" <pen...@catholic.org> wrote in
> > >> >> messagenews:ddf1db08-e28d-44d0-a9a1-3b00967dab50@u6g2000prc.google=
groups.com...
> > >> >> > Can hotmail users help me please ??
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> > >> >> > I asked my friend to send me something, and he sent it to me, as=
an
> > >> >> > email attachment.
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> > >> >> > Now the problem is in Hotmail.
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> > >> >> > Hotmail has decided to BLOCK that attachment with the excuse of
> > >> >> > "Windows Live Hotmail has blocked some attachments in this mail
> > >> >> > because they appear unsafe."-
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> Mork does indeed appear unsafe.- Hide quoted text -
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>
not to mention mork is one nasty, ugly sperm guzzler.