Example.zip is a valid domain

Re:Example.zip is a valid domain by mcwidget on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @07:36AM (#9068157)

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

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Re:Example.zip is a valid domain by edent on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @07:42AM (#9068173)

.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.

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Re:Example.zip is a valid domain by cabirum on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @07:38AM (#9068163)

And you can set any Content-type header anyway.

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