Like Yahoo Mail, Gmail will soon start to scan all attachments for viruses. Any detect viruses will be cleaned or deleted. As far as I can tell, it doesn't sound like there is a way to disable this feature - which is sad but understandable.
Since it was first created, Google has locked down some of the "nice" features of Google in the name of security. For example, Zip files are blocked, but this is easily bypassed by renaming the file.
Looks like if you want to trade exploit code or new malware on Gmail, you will need to get your GPG up and working if you want to continue.
Google is not just increasing the security of the free service; they are adding many cool features as well. I really like the AutoSave feature - oh and the 2.5 GB of storage.
Question of the Day - Which Anti-virus product will Google license for Gmail? Sophos? F-Secure? Kaspersky? Trend Micro? Or will it be one of the US Standards - McAfee & Symantec.
UPDATE - Ryan over at thebillygoatcurse.com ran a series of tests and decided that Gmail is using Sophos. His results are very interesting. Thanks Michael for the information.
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