Forum:Adding Wanted file types

Is it possible and advisable to add some file types to the allowed ones? For AutoCAD wiki, it seems we would want to sometimes upload files like dwg, dvb, mnu, mnl, cui, and several others. Is there a policy on this? Tom Haws 23:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


 * p.s. I guess zip alone would address our need conveniently enough if that's possible.  Tom Haws 23:35, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


 * No zip (exe, com, scr, pif - you got the point) upload. AutoCAD files - why not. Pls give me a list of file ext you need + some info what are the less known ones. -- Nef (talk) 04:26, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the response. Here's a list. Tom Haws 14:21, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * dwg
 * drawing


 * dxf
 * Drawing eXchange Format


 * bmp
 * the usual


 * sld
 * slide


 * mnu
 * menu source


 * cui
 * customized user interface xml (new menu format)


 * mnl
 * Menu-associated AutoLISP source


 * lsp
 * AutoLISP source


 * fas
 * Autolisp fast-load AutoLISP


 * vlx
 * Visual Lisp compiled


 * dvb
 * VBA project


 * Any known problems with trojans/other malicious code in *lisp or vba files? -- Nef (talk) 16:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * If I were in Wikia's position, the only one I would be speamish about would be DVB, the VBA extension. I don't believe there are any known cases of AutoCAD VBA malice.  On a quick search, I found nothing.  However, "With the ability to embed VBA projects into drawings, malicious code and viruses have entered the CADD world."   Is extension hiding an acceptable approach?  Could we upload dvbs as something else like "dv"?  Tom Haws 16:34, 25 April 2008 (UTC)