I uploaded a test exe in a private Discord server… and a little while later Discord edited my message and deleted my exe. Understandable why, but still unexpected!

  • @[email protected]
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    87 months ago

    If you want to use discord but still prefer them not scanning the file. Password zip are easiest solution, bit hassle, but antivirus will skip over it.

    • Capt. Wolf
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      7 months ago

      Don’t expect anything you write on a platform controlled by a private entity to be safe, ever.

      Or anywhere in general for that matter. The only place your thoughts are safe is in your head. For now at least…

    • @WillFord27OP
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      37 months ago

      It surprised me! I thought they would have warned the user or deleted the message, but nope, they edit it…

        • Capt. Wolf
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          37 months ago

          If it’s something that needs to be accessible for a while, I put mine up on mega, Dropbox, or google drive.

          • @WillFord27OP
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            7 months ago

            Google Drive has cracked down a bit on what types of files they support. They actually banned me from uploading for a few days from uploading and sharing an exe lol

            • Capt. Wolf
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              27 months ago

              That’s nuts… What about nesting it in a zip, rar, or 7z?

              • @WillFord27OP
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                27 months ago

                Haven’t tried, Dropbox is too convenient :P

                • Capt. Wolf
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                  7 months ago

                  I’m surprised. They never gave me a hard time doing emulator packages. We had to send preconfigured stuff for races and events and they never batted an eye.

        • @WillFord27OP
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          27 months ago

          I don’t think Dropbox deletes your files, that’s what I usually use

  • @BloodSlut
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    27 months ago

    Hasnt this been a feature for a while now?