Hi Dave,
It can't be that simple - can it? It it is then what is the point of the filter in the first place?
It can be that simple. The whole point of the filter is to make people THINK Google is doing something to protect them from something bad. In fact. all they do is make it inconvenient for their users. Eventually, they will figure out that their trap is being bypassed, and then we will need to start using something like *.ZIR, until they figure that out.
Live with it. You can't fix stupid.