Example.zip is a valid domain

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As @leighblue mentions in a reply tweet, what's the difference between example.zip and example.com? Both valid file names.extensions and urls.

And you can set any Content-type header anyway.

.com is rarely used now. My main complaint is that it's quite common for someone to type "Extract the file from filename.zip and then..." in a forum.

Now every website is likely to autolink that. Not only annoying, but a potential security issue.

.zip is a relatively safe extension. Consider the implications of a TLD matching extension for an executable file format. The horrors!

.app!

.com?