File upload to Net

1

A set of files that I uploaded to the net before are being rejected.

Have you shut down the upload? Or have the rules changed?

I was going to upload them again as all the systems have been flashed.

-Cecil

2

What were the file sizes? We reduced the maximum file size some weeks back, so if you tried before then, it might have gone thru.

@syed?

3

Are they .zip files? Those are no longer allowed. All the common uncompressed file formats can still be uploaded

4

@Syed has found the issue. They are zip files.

I was packing them down to stay under the 10K file size limit.

Also as a note there was some type of red warning box that may have said this that popped up. But it stayed on screen for under 1/4 of a second and could not be read. I am using Chrome Version 55.0.2883.87 m.

What was the reasoning for blocking compressed files? Do .tar.z, .7z, and .rar files all get rejected as well?

Thanks!
-Cecil
AA5CE

5

The problem with the compressed files is that we don’t know what is inside of them and we want to make sure that we aren’t broadcasting malware. I know someone can always be clever and figure out other ways to do so, but we need to place a line somewhere.

6

Thanks for the explanation. It’s just to prevent exploitation.

-C