Michael, The key is a negative lookahead: /(?!apple)(?:a|4|@)pp(?:l|1|!)(?:e|3)/i
I've written a script that will help you create obfuscated phrase rules. Check it out -- link in sig. -- Chris Thielen Easily generate SpamAssassin rules to catch obfuscated spam phrases: http://www.sandgnat.com/cmos/ Michael Howell said: > Hi all. > > I'm new to the list, and I'm trying to figure out a way of detecting > words with obfuscated characters (i.e. "@pp!3", "app13" = "apple"). > > I set up a test something like this: > > /(?:a|4|@)pp(?:l|1|!)(?:e|3)/i > > This will catch "@pp!3" and "app13", but it also catches "apple". Can > anyone help me work the regex so it skips the word if it's spelled > normally? > > Thanks, > Mike Howell, ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
