<p>Since when does Gmail prohibit sending email with a .bat file attached? It won&#8217;t even send a Zip file that <em>includes</em> a .bat file.</p> <p>Of course, executable shell scripts for other platforms can still be attached and sent. Apparently, even legitimate users require protection from the scourge of Windows batch files.</p> Since when does Gmail prohibit sending email with a .bat file attached? It won't even send a Zip file that _includes_ a .bat file. Of course, executable shell scripts for other platforms can still be attached and sent. Apparently, even legitimate users require protection from the scourge of Windows batch files. false 2008-05-05T22:53:47-05:00 369 0 true gmail-prohibits-attachments-with-executable-files 2008-05-05T22:53:47-05:00