My e-mail provider does not allow Zip files as attachments. What can I do?

You can configure the WinZip^® E-Mail Companion to use a different extension on the Zip File Name tab of the configuration dialog.

Zip files normally use the ".zip" extension. Some e-mail systems may restrict or reject attachments with this extension due to security concerns.

If you find this to be a problem, you can instruct the Companion to use a different extension for your zipped attachments; simply type the extension you want to use in the Default Zip file extension field. For example, if you type "zea" (zipped e-mail attachment), the zipped attachments might be named "WinZip Compressed Attachments.zea" rather than "WinZip Compressed Attachments.zip", this would enable you to send the Zip file without error.

• Of course, if you use this feature you must be especially careful about the contents of your attachments. Be certain that all of your attachments are checked, safe and virus-free.
• This option also affects the Companion's Send to Mail Recipient as Zip File feature in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Documents that you zip and e-mail from your Microsoft Office applications will also use the alternate extension.
• This option also affects the Companion's feature for manual zipping of e-mail attachments. Files zipped using this feature will also use the alternate extension.

You will need to let your recipients know that the attachments are Zip files. In general, your recipients will not be able to open the zipped attachments by double-clicking them as they normally would (but see below). Recipients will need to use the "Save As" feature in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail to save the attachment with the normal ".zip" extension.

Recipients to whom you frequently send Zip files with an alternate extension may be able to configure Windows to associate these files as Zip files so that they can be opened normally. For additional information, please refer to the WinZip E-Mail Companion help file.

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