A list of Regex topics
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Below is a list of some of the Regular Expression Filter Topics from the MailWasher Forums here at CastleCops [1]. Some of the topics may be considered to contain more relevant information than others but each may contain some useful information.
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| Paying homage to the filter list that pretty much started it all: | Gary's Filters |
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| For a Regular Expression tester (TRegExpr) to use: | |
| Filter tester | |
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| A few web sites which have tutorials on Regular Expressions: | |
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| For something a little different with MailWasher: |
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The titles used in the first column are as submitted by the original topic originators. An explanatory summary as to what the topic covers is offered in the second column.
| Topic Title | Explanatory Notes |
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| 1. Newbie Filter Question | Filtering anything other than *.com, *.net, *.org etc. |
| 2. filtering message content which is "unfilterable" | Filtering charset=iso-8859-1 and/or base 64 |
| 3. RegEx filter for "spam tricks" to get past detecti | Spotting anti-SPAM Filter Avoidance |
| 4. Blank Sender Filtering | No Sender |
| 5. Experimenting with some simple filters | Subject field Anomalies |
| 6. "Beta" version of MailWasher Sample Filters Availa | Testing a "Beta" version of Gary's Filters |
| 7. MW Sample Filters updated: 2003-06-02a | Gary's Announcement of Updated Filters: 2003-06-02a |
| 8. how to filter these: 3otsng76vs62(At Sign)yahoo.com | Filtering "randomstringofjunk@*" Addresses |
| 9. Filter Question | CC'ed Multiple usernames @ same server |
| 10. Filter Fun | Filter Fun - Detects Porn? |
| 11. Mailwasher Filters | How to Customize Gary's Filters |
| 12. filters: Fw:FW: Fww: etc etc | Filtering Messages that were Forwarded |
| 13. Trouble with regexp - repeating with {} | Regex problem? - Repeating a sequence with {} |
| 14. Filter doesn't find keywords in the body | Why simple word matches may not work |
| 15. Expert advice on wildcard filtering and Reg Expr please! | Managing regex filter design workload |
| 16. filters - can I use colons or periods to separate | Checking for multiple names / addresses |
| 17. Filter base64 MIME encoding... | Base 64 Content -> Presence filtering |
| 18. Gary's Not A Recipient Filter | Adjusting Gary's "Not a Recipient" filter |
| 19. Regexpr filter help | Looking for unusual character sequences in the email address |
| 20. Defeating the ............... | Overcoming HTML encoding |
| 21. Filtering words | Watch for word boundaries and HTML tags |
| 22. How do you filter for stuff like this? | Filtering disguised words |
| 23. Some new filters for the MW Sample Filters? | Trialing some of Gary's new filters |
| 24. problem with regular expression match | Determining when Regular Expressions are applicable |
| 25. Different messages | Denn988 contributions: IANA Reserved, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC filters |
| 26. FILTER for mail sent via trojan mailservers | .... using RDNS lookup to detect a high speed line |
| 27. Blacklist domain? | Instead use IP address filters. |
| 28. filter word in the body | Understanding the limits of finding disguised text using Regular Expressions |
| 29. filtering advanced garbled html ? ? ? | Further understanding the limit of finding disguised words. |
| 30. "No Subject" filter not working | Debugging a "No Subject" filter |
| 31. Filter Sequence | Filter sequence considerations and other tips |
| 32. The Unofficial Homeland Security Filter | Filtering based on country TLDs |
| 33. Need to find some good filters | Applying Gary's filters and a good Base64 filter |
| 34. How to add filters pasted from forum? | Using a text editor to add filters to filters.txt |
| 35. Spam sent from ones own email address | A few strategies to detect such forged messages |
| 36. Status of filtered messages | Editing the filter.txt file |
| 37. Requesting help deciphering a regular expression | Deciphering a regex |
| 38. Filter This | Dealing with encoded messages - detecting Base 64 -> attempting to detect encoded links |
| 39. Need help with regex filter. | Detecting invalid HTML tags within words |
| 40. writing a rule to stop spoofing, help? | Strategies to detect spoofing of mail from oneself |
| 41. Filter nonexistent email addresses? | Also, allowing for longer TLDs in an address |
| 42. Wildcard Expressions vs. Regular Expressions | ... develops into a discussion about filtering foreign email |
| 43. Filtering nasty URL References | Detecting redirected links and email address buried in the message |
| 44. Filter Help! | Detecting email addresses with numbers in the account portion of the From: address |
| 45. How do I filter Subject Lines containing "hi&qu | ... develops to detection and exclusion of specific characters & UNICODE character sets |
| 46. Body Filter doesn't work for me. | How to post filters and dealing with HTML obfuscation. |
| 47. Q: Case Insensitive Regular Expressions ???? | Overriding default MWP regex filter case sensitivity |
| 48. How do you adjust the filter order? | ... and more importantly, why the filter order might best be adjusted. |
| 49. Body text in preview not triggering filters when it should | An interesting discussion regarding strong spam indicators. |
| 50. Filter for multiple ASCII ( ! 033; - ~ 126;) | A discussion regarding successful filters and the possible effect of their disclosure |
| 51. Please help with Regular Expression problem | How to properly post and test expressions and some interesting regex sequences to replace ".*" |
| 52. Filter for 'white' fonts in msg | All about detecting that words may be hidden using color tags |
| 53. Coded Headers | Detecting Base64 encoded message bodies actually |
| 54. more ideas for filtering mail | Detecting IP addresses, banned links, and links that encode characters |
| 55. Camouflaged Subjects Can't Be Filtered? | ... >> filtering header fields >> speeding up filterings >> assessing filter performance |
| 56. Filtering spam in Russian characters | Filtering foreign ISO-8859-n character sets |
| 57. Please suggest a regular expression on this one! | Filtering nonsense HTML <random_letters_and_numbers> tags |
| 58. Please suggest a regular expression on this one! (Continued) | Banning dialup mail servers > nslookup utility > Other Received: field filters |
| 59. Filtering for URLs and other text in body | ... specifically redirected sites, also mentions use of "Spamversized" web sites |
| 60. Great tip: Copy 'Filter name' into 'Status description' | ... and let's have MWP do so by default |
| 61. Iana Reserved, etc. | IANA, APNIC, RIPE, and LACNIC explained |
| 62. Filtering "foreign fakers" | Identifying Non-ASCII Subjects |
| 63. Syntax of "Received:" line in header | Structuring Received: field filters >> use of NSLOOKUP and WHOIS tools >> domain names used as examples |
| 64. Help Me! (Filter) | Filter to delete mail with my address forged as Sender, but wrong display name |
| 65. Sick of Chinese / Korean Spam | Filter to delete mail from specific countries, based on character set, or based on country of origin assigned IP address range |
| 66. Two highly effective filters | Two filters - (1) Not for me, and (2) spam fingerprinted by others on the spammers list deal with 80-90% of my spam [Terry Bowden] |
| 67. Re: P7aramCy news filter | Filter for a frequently occurring spam (April 2006) [Terry Bowden] |
The above posted list is by no means all of the past topics in the MailWasher Forums that have to do with filters and Regular Expressions but the list is intended to provide a convenient reference for someone who is looking for topics having to do with filters.
Anyone wishing to extend the list is most welcome to do so.
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--Ikeb 02:29, 16 Mar 2005 (EST)--Ikeb 02:29, 16 Mar 2005 (EST)
