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Comment by crazygringo

I can't imagine those would ever be made available.

Fortunately, .zip seems less worrisome from a security perspective -- you don't execute a zip file. (Unless I'm missing where clicking on .zip files is an intermediary step in a common exploit?)

It's more just confusing from a usability perspective. Like, I don't want domains ending in .jpg or .mp4 or .doc or .txt either, you know? It's a benefit to be able to look at a string and usually be able to reason with high confidence whether it's a domain name or filename.

It definitely feels weird to me.

parent crazygringo 3 years ago

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