Then I suggest that you do ask them. Complaining about it in this user's forum will not help, especially when you're not even clearly stating the problem. They don't block ZIP files... They block executable files, and if those happen to be inside of a ZIP, then that ZIP will be blocked. If you use a less ubiquitous compression program, like RAR, then you won't have that problem.
Their point, explained many times in this forum, was from back before they had any virus scanning, and they were eliminating it being too easy to use GMail to infect it's users with viruses. Since Executables, and the ZIPs they're contained in, can be simply clicked and run, less educated users might click bad files. If you have to save the file, then re-name it, THEN run it, you've taken a number of steps so you either know you're safe, or deserve to get bitten. On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Daniel M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree. It is damn stupid to block ZIP files and it makes sense to ask > Google to revert it. > > On Monday, 9 December 2013 03:22:57 UTC, Ray Lopez wrote: >> >> Why does Gmail block .zip and .7z files that have executables in them, >> forcing you to rename the extension? >> >> It's absurd, like the service itself. The only thing more absurd is >> Outlook.com, which blocks all inline graphics files and replaces them with >> a dot. >> >> it's enough to make one want to switch to Yahoo mail. >> >> RL >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
