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Free Encryption

xMatter

I recently downloaded and installed the Sophos Free Encryption software. I right-clicked a folder, selected Encrypt & Send, added a password (left everything else default) and sent the email. I then went to another machine (no sophos installed, Windows 7) and decrypt the message. That PC will not do anything with the file. It sends it as a uti rather than .zip. I then went on to try another Windows 7 machine, and the same thing. I was under the impression that this software uses a universal format, and can be decrypted with any software. Am I missing something????

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    Hello xMatter,

    it doesn't use a universal format. It supports the creation of self-extracting (and decrypting) archives (though only for Windows) in which case the resulting archive will be an .exe file.

    Christian

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    Hmmm.... Guess this will not work for me because MOST email services/programs block the transfer on EXE's. That's a shame because I really like the simplicity of this software.

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    Try this to bypass email restrictions on sending and receiving .exe files.   I do this often and it works well. 

    Rename the file with a .txt extension

    Attach and send the file with the .txt extension.

    Tell your recipient to rename the file back with the .exe extension.

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