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Blocked Email Attachments
Email attachments using the following file extensions are blocked by GMail and Outlook. This list is subject to change as needed for security.
| File Extension |
File Type | File Extension |
File Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| .ade | Microsoft Access project extension | .msc | Microsoft Common Console document |
| .adp | Microsoft Access project | .msp | Windows Installer patch |
| .bat | Batch file | .mst | Visual Test source files |
| .chm | Compiled HTML help file | .pif | Shortcut to MS-DOS program |
| .cmd | Windows NT command script | .scr | Screen saver |
| .com | MS-DOS program | .sct | Windows script component |
| .cpl | Control Panel extension | .shb | Shell scrap object |
| .dll | Dynamic-link library | .sys | Windows device driver |
| .exe | Executable program | .vb | VBScript file |
| .hta | HTML program | .vbe | VBScript encoded script file |
| .ins | Internet Naming Service | .vbs | Visual Basic script file |
| .isp | Internet communication settings | .vxd | Windows device driver |
| .jse | JavaScript encoded script file | .wsc | Windows script component |
| .lib | Static library | .wsf | Windows script file |
| .wsh | Windows script host settings file | ||
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Any attempt to send a file with one of the above extensions via email will result in an error message similar to the one below:
HSU's email network will not accept emails with these types of files attached, even if they are sent in a compressed (.zip, .tar, .tgz, .taz, .z, .gz) format. If this type of message is sent to your HSU email address, it will be bounced back to the sender automatically. To safely transfer files on this list to another person, please use SFTP to upload the file(s) to your Network Folder. |
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