RE: acl-list (ban problem)

From: Dave J Woolley <DJW@dont-contact.us>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 18:21:43 +0100

> From: Roland de Greef [SMTP:Roland.de.Greef@info.bibliongein.nl]
>
> The problem is if i use the line ^http://*.*chat*.*/ in an acl-ban list.
>
        These are Unix REs, not filename REs.

> That not only the url is processed but also the url path and that's not my
>
        Then you'll need to match on [^/].

> intension. Another strange thing is that this command also blocks url with
> the word chat before the '.'.
>
        You haven't matched .; you have asked for http:, two or MORE
        /s, any number of abitrary characters, cha, one or
        more t's, any number of arbitrary characters.
Received on Fri Sep 03 1999 - 11:43:06 MDT

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