Sending JavaScript Files over Gmail No Longer Possible

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That's it. Say goodbye to sending JavaScript attachments via Gmail because the mailing service has turned its back to it for good.

The move was announced a few weeks back and it's simply a security move since so much malware has been found hiding in JavaScript in recent years, with the situation escalating over the past few months.

Now, if you try to send a JavaScript attachment using Gmail or if you want to download such an attachment from an older email, you'll get a new warning saying "Blocked for security reasons." Alternatively, you'll also find the message "1 attachment contains a virus or blocked file. Downloading this attachment is disabled."

Not the only one blocked

There's a long list of file types that have been blocked by Gmail over the years for security r... (read more)

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