[Mimedefang] regex filter unwanted words

Kelson kelson at speed.net
Tue Jan 23 12:07:54 EST 2007


John Rudd wrote:
> if($Subject =~ m/\b(sex|microsoft|Watch)\b/ ) {
>     return action_bounce("bad subject");
> }
> 
> However, as others have pointed out, it's not generally a good idea. 
> Spammers change their subjects often enough that you'll have trouble 
> keeping up.  Plus, you'll be very prone to false-positives.

Agreed.  One might say, "Watch out for false positives."

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Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>



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