exe blocking

Ken Ray kray at sonsothunder.com
Thu Jul 1 02:01:19 EDT 2004


John,

You could try changing the extension from .exe to .bbb or something and tell
them to change the extension after they've retrieved it. I'd suggest zipping
it anyway, since it would mean a smaller download...

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> John Tenny
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:19 PM
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: exe blocking
> 
> 
> Problem:  trying to send windows builds (exe or zipped exe) as email 
> attachments, and the university server bounces them back
> 
> Background:  the university has had lots of  virus problems and have 
> brought out the sledgehammer solution. I still need to ship the test 
> versions around as standalones, but can't get them in or out. I've 
> tried removing the exe extension or replacing it with .doc but that 
> didn't work. They are blocked even if they have been zipped.
> 
> Question: how can I send the .exe files? Given the level of 
> my testers, 
> it can't be too complex of a solution.
> 
> Thanks,   John
> 
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