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Gmail won't allow you to send this file to anyone, throws an error pointing you to https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6590

Ah, I almost forgot we are not spied on. Tried via local email client.

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What? A lot of spam filters will block zip files and the like, include free software and company run ones.

Yes. And Google isn't blocking all zip files; or even all password protected zip files. Google just blocks password protected zip files that contain another zipfile.

> Mac users, sending a zip file which also contains another zip file increases your chances of file corruption. We recommend that you de-compress all files first and create only one zip file.

what the fuck?

I like that they "recommend" something, but what they really mean is demand.

Yeah, that's pretty crazy. If zipping a zip causes "corruption", they should probably file a bug at bugreport.apple.com

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