There's a lot of good uses for attachments in PMs, but they can also serve as a tool for file-sharing exploits. A person could create two accounts, send a file from one account to another, then publish account username/password on some warez site for anybody to use. In fact, a lot of warez sites are nothing more than a list of links to other sites where files are illegally stashed away without the site runner's knowledge. It's a little hard to see what is going on with PMs, because they are private. Some alternatives to sending attachments via PMs:
1. If the file has general value, post it on the forum and PM your buddy with a link to the post's file attachment.
2. Get your buddy's e-mail through PM and e-mail the file directly to him.
-Erik
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