> -----Original Message----- > From: C. Regis Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: *****SPAM***** [SAtalk] G-a-p-p-y text > > > I have been writing these rules to combine various version of > words into one > rule. For example: > > I start with > > /prescription/ > > and do some minor subs to make > > /pr[e3][s5]cr[i1]pt[i1][o0]n/i > > Then, add gappies > > /p.?r.?[e3].?[s5].?c.?r.?[i1].?p.?t.?[i1].?[o0].?n/i > > (Side question, what's a good gap class, \A or [-_*/\. ], or... ?) > > Is this a good rule? A better generic rule might be > > obfuscatedmatch("prescription") > > which processes the string with all the infamous tricks that > spammers use > (i and 1, o and 0, a and @, gaps, etc.) Ideally, > obfuscatedmatch would add > more weight than a regular match. Someone talking innocently > about their home > mortgage won't spell it [EMAIL PROTECTED] :) >
I never saw a reply to this. 1) Will future SA versions ever have a built in OBFU function like mentioned above? Seems like a good idea. 2) What is the preferred method of looking for gappy text? I have used .? and I don't think that is the best. [-_*/\. ] is probably better to use. Chris Santerre System Admin and SA Custom Rules Emporium keeper http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/wwwroot/gorilla/sa_rules.htm "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men." - Willy Wonka ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
