At 11:48 AM 11/8/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Hi all, >Since this list has been might quite lately, I thought I'd ask if anyone >is using a filter based on the regexp to "control" spam? If you are, how >about sharing your filter with others. We should be able to get a nice >collection of regexp to use this way. > >Here are mine: > >(.*MONEY .*)|(.*special offer.*)|(.*nude.*)|(.*free.*)|(.*must >see.*)|(.*earn.*)|(.*dollars.*)|(.*business.*)|(.*adv.*)|(.*order.*)|(.*cash.*)|(.*credit >card.*)|(.*refinancing.*)|(.*Collection.*)|(.*Perversions.*)|(.*Life >Insurance.*)|(.*As seen on.*)|(.*Hot!.*) > >I, of course, use regexp - case insensitive. > >-- >Debbie Woolard - List Manager >djwoolard@earthlink.net >debala715@yahoo.com > Debbie - You lost me with the term "regexp" -- I don't recognize it. Can you tell us what this means? Or give a more detailed explanation of how to implement this idea? Thanks, Cyndi

Cyndi said: >Debbie - >You lost me with the term "regexp" -- I don't recognize it. Can you tell >us what this means? Or give a more detailed explanation of how to >implement this idea? Regular Expression (as far as I know it started as a UNIX term, but I may be wrong). You can find "Regular Expression" in Eudora's "Help". It mentions "POSIX" which is a form of UNIX. How Debbie formats her filters using this is interesting. I'd like to hear more. Margaret

At 01:06 PM 11/8/01, Cyndi Howells wrote: >You lost me with the term "regexp" -- I don't recognize it. Can you tell >us what this means? Or give a more detailed explanation of how to >implement this idea? Since the majority of spam messages contain some of the same words in the subject line, I've set up a filter to catch these messages. I've chosen to send them straight to my trash can but others may wish to send them to a special "spam" mailbox to look at when you have time. The filter uses the Regular Expressions (regexp). When I get a new piece of spam that has shown up in my inbox, I pick a word (or words) in the subject line that I suspect will show up in future spam messages and add it to my list of "matches RegEx (case insensitive)". This filter is toward the bottom of my filter list, after I've filtered all of my mailing list messages. To implement the filter: Incoming Subject matches RegEx (case insensitive) These are the words in my filter, you can copy them and paste them into your filter (all on one line): (.*MONEY .*)|(.*special offer.*)|(.*nude.*)|(.*free.*)|(.*must see.*)|(.*earn.*)|(.*dollars.*)|(.*business.*)|(.*adv.*)|(.*order.*)|(.*cash.*)|(.*credit card.*)|(.*refinancing.*)|(.*Collection.*)|(.*Perversions.*)|(.*Life Insurance.*)|(.*As seen on.*)|(.*Hot!.*) I send mine straight to the trash, but like I said, you can send yours to a special spam mailbox, to go through at a later date. When you get more spam that slips through the cracks, copy a word or two from the subject line and surround it with the following: (.*the word you copied.*) separate the expressions with a pipe | which is usually above the enter key on your keyboard. Here's a pretty good link to view a description of RegExp http://home.earthlink.net/~asherber/regexp.pdf You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. -- Debbie Woolard - List Manager djwoolard@earthlink.net debala715@yahoo.com

>To implement the filter: >Incoming >Subject >matches RegEx (case insensitive) >These are the words in my filter, you can copy them and paste them into >your filter (all on one line): > >(.*MONEY .*)|(.*special offer.*)|(.*nude.*)|(.*free.*)|(.*must >see.*)|(.*earn.*)|(.*dollars.*)|(.*business.*)|(.*adv.*)|(.*order.*)|(.*cash.*)|(.*credit >card.*)|(.*refinancing.*)|(.*Collection.*)|(.*Perversions.*)|(.*Life >Insurance.*)|(.*As seen on.*)|(.*Hot!.*) Thanks for the instructions. I had never paid any attention to the regex filter. I have several spam filters using the Subject line. This is easier. I see you don't have "Viagra" or Herbal or "bulk Mail" on your list. Margaret

At 05:55 PM 11/8/2001 -0600, you wrote: Thanks for the instructions. I had never paid any attention to the regex filter. I have several spam filters using the Subject line. This is easier. I see you don't have "Viagra" or Herbal or "bulk Mail" on your list. >Margaret Well now, Margaret....that is assuming that we *all* see Viagra e-mail as spam... ;-) Cyndi