HOW TO SEND .EXE FILES VIA MAIL???

There are times where you wanna send some important .exe files such as programs via mail. But you will be annoyed to see the message from gmail or other mail services which goes like this...

xxx.exe IS AN EXECUTABLE FILE. FOR SECURITY REASONS, GMAIL DOES NOT ALLOW YOU 

TO SEND THIS TYPE OF FILE.

Even if you compress the .exe file to .zip or .tar or .gz format and try to mail, gmail scans the file which is zipped to check for its extension and throws the same message. To override this nonsense message and send mails of such types of file, let me tell you a trick. ;-)

The main idea is to change the extension of the file from .exe to some other format say .jpg. To do so, follow the instructions...

1. Go to the place where the file is located.

2. Go to Tools -> Folder options.

3. Switch to View tab. 

4. Uncheck the HIDE EXTENSIONS FOR KNOWN FILE TYPES check box if it is checked and click apply.

5. Now rename the extension of the file to .jpg or .dll or whichever you like. But make sure that the new extension is allowed by the mail service. Now the mail can be sent!!! :-)

6. The recipient must also follow the same procedure to change the format of the received file to .exe and he/she can use the file.

This is one scenario. You can apply the same trick for different purposes. :-) 

Consider the situation where you wanna add your friend's photo in gmail contact which is in .exif or in .raw format. But gmail allows only  the photos of the format JPG, GIF and PNG. In such cases, this trick can be applied. :-)

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