Can't send message containing ".exe"

Hello all,

If I try to send an MSN message to a colleague and the text contains the
sequence "setup.exe" the message is not sent. No error is seen at my end,
but the message does not get to the recipient.

eg:

j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe //
fails
j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe/stuff
// fails
j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex //
works
j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex/stuff
// works
j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setp.exe //
works

Any reason for this? How can I fix it?

Cheers,

john.

Hmm,

Seems only to be on Vista.


"JohnD" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello all,
>
> If I try to send an MSN message to a colleague and the text contains the
> sequence "setup.exe" the message is not sent. No error is seen at my end,
> but the message does not get to the recipient.
>
> eg:
>
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe
> // fails
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe/stuff
> // fails
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex
> // works
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex/stuff
> // works
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setp.exe
> // works
>
> Any reason for this? How can I fix it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> john.

Greetings John,

There's a number of rules which enforce spams and malware from spreading against Messenger
and you've obviously just hit one.

There's nothing you can do but obfuscate the links.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"JohnD" <> wrote in message news:...
> Hello all,
>
> If I try to send an MSN message to a colleague and the text contains the sequence
> "setup.exe" the message is not sent. No error is seen at my end, but the message does not
> get to the recipient.
>
> eg:
>
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe // fails
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe/stuff // fails
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex // works
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex/stuff // works
> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setp.exe // works
>
> Any reason for this? How can I fix it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> john.

Thanks Jonathan,

I did find some lists of banned sequences online, none of them mentioned
setup.exe, but I guess you are correct. A bit annoying if you ask me,
especially that at my end I got no notification that the message was not
going to get through. It's only text after all.

/john

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:F3B17F5F-0243-4687-9625-...
> Greetings John,
>
> There's a number of rules which enforce spams and malware from spreading
> against Messenger and you've obviously just hit one.
>
> There's nothing you can do but obfuscate the links.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> or citation
> --
>
>
> "JohnD" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> If I try to send an MSN message to a colleague and the text contains the
>> sequence "setup.exe" the message is not sent. No error is seen at my end,
>> but the message does not get to the recipient.
>>
>> eg:
>>
>> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe
>> // fails
>> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.exe/stuff
>> // fails
>> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex
>> // works
>> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setup.ex/stuff
>> // works
>> j:/12.0.ports/obj/installs/win/64/unicode/winapi/dev/dbg/files/setp.exe
>> // works
>>
>> Any reason for this? How can I fix it?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> john.
>
>

Hi

You can do one thing rename all these files to i.e abc.exe1 and the
send it to sender and mention a not there the person who is going to us
these files rename these files from abc.exe1 to abc.ex

Thank
Skumar:

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Skuma

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Thanks
Skumar