Attach the file that gmail does not send

Overall, Gmail is superior to other free webmail solutions, except that it does not allow users to attach certain types of executable files (.exe, .bat ,. .).

Explaining this limitation, Gmail said it was just for safety reasons for customers and the company itself. In fact, Google also wants to prevent users from exploiting the huge capacity of Webmail accounts to store and share data online. To send files outside of Gmail's 'safe list', some users have tried to 'compress' the file before attaching it.

However, it is still impossible to "hurdle" because Gmail is very thorough and gives the message " For security reasons, Gmail does not allow you to send this type of file ". However, the following tips will help you to be able to share the executable files as e-mail attachments via the Gmail service without any problems.

First, click on the Start button on the desktop, select the Explorer item, browse to the storage location of the .exe or .bat file that you want to attach an e-mail, copy this file to one place any other way on the computer to prevent you from damaging the original file during the operation, go to the Tools menu, select Folder Options ., click on the View tab, remove the check mark Before the Hide extensions option for known file types is in the Advanced settings area, click on the Apply button and select the OK item to update the changes.

The location of the option turns off the display of the file extension

Go back to the storage location of the .exe or .bat file that you want to attach the e-mail (its copy), click on the icon of the file, press F2, delete the character string. exe or .bat is located at the end of the name, replaced by a sequence of ._ characters or any major sequence of characters to deceive Gmail that this is not a file outside the list of allowed attachments and then click on the button. Yes in Rename dialog box to continue.

Rename the file (extension) to 'fool' Gmail

Next, log into your Gmail account, click on the Compose Mail hyperlink located in the upper left corner of the user account home page, click on the Attach a file hyperlink, navigate to the save location. Store the .exe or .bat file that you want to attach to the e-mail (file just renamed), click on its icon, select the Open item, fill in the e-mail address of the recipient, e-mail headers and content, then click on the Send button to send the message.

The attachment has 'exceeded' Gmail

At the top of the recipient, to download your attachment, they will click on the Download link.

Next, they will proceed to compress the file and then rename it in the original format (delete the ._ character string and replace it with the .exe or .bat sequence, depending on Initial format of the file).

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