Some email providers do not accept email or file attachments of certain types.  Here is a partial list of attachments that are not accepted.

Hotmail (MSN) blocks the following:

There are certain file types that MSN may not allow to pass through. If you are trying to send the following file types, please be sure to put them in a compressed Zip file first:
.ade (Microsoft Access Project Extension)
.adp (Microsoft Access Project)
.bas (Visual Basic Class Module)
.bat (Batch File) chm (Compiled HTML Help File)
.cmd (Windows NT Command Script)
.com (MS-DOS Application)
.cpl (Control Panel Extension)
.crt (Security Certificate)
.exe (Application Executable)
.hlp (Windows Help File) hta (HTML Applications)
.htm (HTML File)
.html (HTML File)
.inf (Setup Information File)
.ins (Internet Communication Settings)
.isp (Internet Communication Settings)
.its (Internet Document Set)
.js (JScript File)
.jse (JScript Encoded Script File)
.lnk (Shortcut)
.mda (Microsft Access Add-in)
.mdb (Microsoft Access Application)
.mde (Microsoft Access MDE Database)
.mdt (Microsoft Acesss Add-in Data)
.mdz (Access Wizard Template)
.msc (Microsoft Common Console Document)
.msi (Windows Installer Package)
.msp (Windows Installer Patch)
.mst (Visual Test Source File)
.pcd (Photo CD Image)
.pif (Shortcut to MS-DOS Program)
.reg (Registration Entries)
.scr (Screen Saver)
.sct (Windows Script Component)
.shb (Appfix Package)
.shs (Shell Scrap Object)
.url (Uniform Resource Locator)
.vb (VBScript File?
.vbe (VBScript Encoded Script File)
.vbs (VBScript Script File)
.vsd (Visio Drawing)
.vss (Visio Stencil)
.vst (Visio Template)
.vsw (Visio Workspace File)
.ws (Windows Script File)
.wsc (Windows Script Component)
.wsf (Windows Script File)
.wsh (Windows Scripting Host Settings File)



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