MSFN user JCarle has provided a really nice utility,Windows Updates Downloader (WUD), which has its own forum here on MSFN. The update lists for this program are usually provided as .zip files with a different file extension (.ulz). It is possible to create custom updates lists for WUD, which are great to share with other MSFN users. Is there any chance that an admin could allow us to post .ulz files directly in our thread posts here? Currently, this file type is not permitted.

Thanks for your consideration.

Why not zip it first?

First, a .ulz file already is a zip file (it is just named with a different three-letter file extension similar to a .jar file). So zipping this file would be the equivalent of zipping up a .zip file--a waste of time.

Second, posting a .ulz file, as-is would allow MSFN users to import an update list straight from the download link in an MSFN forum thread into Windows Update Downloader, just by clicking on the download link. When Windows Updates Downloader is installed, it recognizes and is the default handler for .ulz files. When Windows Updates Downloader is not installed, it would be like just downloading any other .zip file, only it has the .ulz extension.

Alright Didn't know (don't use that app). Just thought I'd mention that as it's the usual work-around to non-allowed file types, that's all.

Sounds like a good idea now that you put it this way.

.ulz added to mime types.

Thanks You!