Correct regexp to block mails that advertise certain websites?

Alex Broens ms-list at alexb.ch
Fri Jan 11 16:19:05 GMT 2008


On 1/11/2008 5:04 PM, Remco Barendse wrote:
> Hi list!
> 
> I would like to block e-mails that always contain a certain url that 
> allows to "unsubscribe".
> 
> The unsubcribe url from the e-mail is this in plain text :
> <a 
> href="http://www.ur...ethanes-technology-international.com/unsubscribe.aspx?id=31797&email=whoever@whatever.com">click 
> here to unsubscribe</a> .
> 
> I tried to block this using the following regexp :
> body     URETH1 
> /^http:\/\/.*\.ur...ethanes-technology-international\.com\//
> describe URETH1          urethane rubbish
> score    URETH1          100
> 
> (deliberately broke the url with some dots as my message doesn't seem to 
> make it to the list)
> 
> But nothing happens, where do i go wrong?
> 
> Where do i go wrong?  I would already be happy if i can block any e-mail 
> that contains urethanes-technology-international.com i am sure that no 
> legitimate e-mail will contain a link to it

uri BLAH   m'urethanes-technology-international\.com/unsubscribe\.asp'
score BLAH 100.0


h2h

Alex



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