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"r.zip contains an executable file. For security reasons, Gmail does not allow you to send this type of file."

And I was trying to play a nice little trick on a few of my friends with that one, too...

BTW, if you ever need to send an exe via gmail, zip it then change the file extension to something like ".google". Gmail lets it right through.

And that's probably a good thing. People who know how to change extensions (which are hidden by default in windows), are probably less likely to fall victim to running random files.

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