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Re:Gmail will block .js file attachments starting February 1... by parasubcutaneor on Thursday January 26, 2017 @12:58AM (#13489084)
I have never, ever sent a JavaScript file to a person capable of reading JavaScript, who actually wanted or needed a JavaScript file sent to them via email. No one has ever requested such a thing from me.

That is something that has never happened to me.

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Re:Gmail will block .js file attachments starting February 1... by qq66 on Thursday January 26, 2017 @02:10AM (#13489347)
I have. I'll do what I do with .EXEs already -- zip them and rename to .jpg.
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Re:Gmail will block .js file attachments starting February 1... by saurik on Thursday January 26, 2017 @02:15AM (#13489366)
In a world where email clients were maintained as actively as web browsers, this behavior would be a default feature, in the same way we have weird workarounds for HTTP proxies.
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Re:Gmail will block .js file attachments starting February 1... by breakingcups on Thursday January 26, 2017 @05:34PM (#13495942)
Sometimes it can be more convenient to just password protect the archive
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