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How Can I send executable files by email
24-09-2008 2:25 PM
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To try and send legitimate executable files by email, I have gradually had to implement more sophisticated workarounds, to avoid being blocked, including the following:
[list type=decimal]
However, even these measures are sometimes now not enough.
If anyone has any other simple practical workarounds that you have found to work, could you please let me know?
I have also tried the following
- Upload to web or ftp server, but many recipients are also not allowed to download.
- Encrypted email, but less than a handful of my recipients are setup for this.
Re: How Can I send executable files by email
24-09-2008 2:35 PM
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24-09-2008 2:54 PM
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Yes, rar files have more success, but the lack of WinRAR on recipient PCs is a bit of extra hassle for them (some more than others).
I stopped short of trying the zip inside a zip method for a client this morning, as I was beginning to wonder if any attachments were allowed and, as you say, there should be something easier. I may have given up too quick, so I should be prepared to try it, just in case.
[I also still feel that I've got an unsatisfied rant inside me about this ]
Re: How Can I send executable files by email
24-09-2008 3:50 PM
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Could you set up a website, with password access, to page two, then upload the file(s) to page 2.
Send an email to the client, with the password, (or if regular user just an advice) that the file(s) are available for download?
Or maybe not.....
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24-09-2008 3:53 PM
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24-09-2008 4:00 PM
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24-09-2008 4:07 PM
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24-09-2008 4:16 PM
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24-09-2008 5:46 PM
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(OK example is a unix file)
begin 644 somefile.tar.Z
M'YV0=LZ4D>,B#)DW;,K,&5/	T8+6#<< $CAHL8,F#@T"'CAHX8,UX &$F
…..
D%ED5FJ*+L-'FF3=A([60C037E3K0C<MS>Z[/_;E -^@*W44*
end
This fools most systems, as the file is just plain text.
WinZip and most archive managers will handle “uu” files.
Chilly
Re: How Can I send executable files by email
24-09-2008 6:54 PM
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Jings, that takes me back
I can just about remember using .uue files for newsgroups and an old email client.
However, you've stimulated me to rethink through the various alternative encoding/compression techniques. However, I am still hoping for another general solution, that doesn't rely on the recipient requiring to use a non built-in software capability.
Re: How Can I send executable files by email
24-09-2008 9:11 PM
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I assume the clients aren't prevented from web access?
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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24-09-2008 9:24 PM
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24-09-2008 9:33 PM
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Quote from: JohnJ
- Upload to web or ftp server, but many recipients are also not allowed to download.
Why not?
I know Vista is ridiculious with things like this but surely you can still download any file you want?!
I regurarly use this method. I would have a folder of digital photos of several hundred meg from which I would create a self-extracting winzip file from (.exe) and then upload to one of my servers for friends and family. Not encountered any problems yet.
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24-09-2008 9:45 PM
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Quote from: Sean Why not?
The downloading restriction is not a technical issue, it's an IT administrative policy, in some places.
The policy is applied when a corporate IT support doesn't trust the users and are worried that a user might download something that breaks their PC.
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24-09-2008 9:48 PM
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