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O.P. Blocked extensions
Full list of blocked extensions
Full list of blocked extensions
Zero1 says:
     

Further to the last post made about blocked file extensions, we have found the full list of blocked file extensions. If you need to send files with these extensions over MSN Messenger, it would be best to send them in a zip file.

The full list of extensions is as follows:

.ade .adp .app .asp .bas .bat .cer .chm .cmd .com .cpl
.crt .csh .exe .fxp .hlp .hta .inf .ins .isp .its .js .jse .ksh .lnk
.mad .maf .mag .mam .maq .mar .mas .mat .mau .mav
.maw .mda .mdb .mde .mdt .mdw .mdz .msc .msi .msp .mst
.ops .pcd .pif .prf .prg .pst .reg .scf .scr .sct .shb .shs .tmp
.url .vb .vbe .vbs .vsd .vsmacros .vss .vst .vsw .ws .wsc .wsf .wsh

if you try and send a file with one of these extensions, your contact will recieve this message:

emailhere@msn.com tried to send you a file (filename.extension). This file has been blocked because it is potentially unsafe.

On another note, it seems that the message that appears stating that the file is blocked appears in a different window than the one sending it. Confusing!


I found this at http://mess.be/
03-23-2005 08:48 PM
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RE: Blocked extensions
Some friends have tried sending me an MP3 file, and I can't receive it 'cause MSN blocked it... My God... MP3!

***Edit, attached screeny jus incase no1 belives me

.jpg File Attachment: Blocked.jpg (14.32 KB)
This file has been downloaded 277 time(s).

This post was edited on 03-23-2005 at 09:17 PM by Kruxx.
03-23-2005 09:16 PM
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RE: Blocked extensions
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sounds like a good idea but what if you want to share a 'good' exe file?

good meaning a proper program not a virus etc.
Then you can just zip it
03-23-2005 09:16 PM
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RE: Blocked extensions
or i guess manually change the extention... and then get them to change it back

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03-23-2005 09:21 PM
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RE: Blocked extensions
I've just finished formatting my hard drive so I haven't had chance to re-install any security. It's Messenger lol. Worked aight with the previous leak
03-23-2005 09:23 PM
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RE: Blocked extensions
Zip files could contain the viruses, however if you have a decent virus scanner attatched to your MSN should catch it.. and anyone who renames a file .pif is stupid (no offence to anyone)
03-23-2005 09:31 PM
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O.P. RE: Blocked extensions
I'm just glad that no movie files are blocked like mpegs, avi, wmv etc....(realizes that now that I said it it will be blocked)

03-23-2005 09:33 PM
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RE: Blocked extensions
No fix for this yet??? Not that it will be any use.
Personally I think blocking those filetypes is the stupidest thing ever. Thats not the solution for stopping viruses.
That would be like MS disabling downloading period on Windows OS's. I'm sure people wouldn't be happy about that... right?
MS might as well disable file transfers period, as it's no longer any use, cuz even if there was a patch or something, a person would have to get there contacts to apply the patch and lots of people arent into that.
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RE: Blocked extensions
I think that you should get a choice of whether to download the file or not. Still with the warning, but the warning will prevent a user from just downloading straight away and make them think twice.
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RE: Blocked extensions
I second that....^^
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