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Mac Forum / General / Networking / May 2008MT NW filter help, please
I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB and/or BR.  SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) > with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB > and/or BR. You mean like this?: From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. I do not read posts from Google Groups. Use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR > You mean like this?: > > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] If I knew, I wouldn't have had to ask. Thanks. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > You mean like this?: > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks. To find out, open TextWrangler, type the variations you want to match into a new blank document, then do a search for that regular expression and see what matches. I didn't bother to test it - I'll leave that as an exercise for you. ; ) SignatureNote: Please send all responses to the relevant news group. If you must contact me through e-mail, let me know when you send email to this address so that your email doesn't get eaten by my SPAM filter. JR > > > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > into a new blank document, then do a search for that regular > expression and see what matches. OK, but I didn't know where to begin in the first place. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > > > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] > > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > OK, but I didn't know where to begin in the first place. Read the regular expressions chapter of the TextWrangler manual. SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. I do not read posts from Google Groups. Use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR > > I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) > > with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] That only covers the 'or' part of 'and/or' ... T.*B.*R would also be a valid match for what Michelle described. Signature"Harry?" Ron's voice was a mere whisper. "Do you smell something ... burning?" - Harry Potter and the Odor of the Phoenix > > > I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) > > > with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > That only covers the 'or' part of 'and/or' ... T.*B.*R would also be a > valid match for what Michelle described. Good catch. : ) SignatureNote: Please send all responses to the relevant news group. If you must contact me through e-mail, let me know when you send email to this address so that your email doesn't get eaten by my SPAM filter. JR > > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] > > That only covers the 'or' part of 'and/or' ... T.*B.*R would also be > a valid match for what Michelle described. Would they have to be in brackets like JR's suggestion? SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] > > > > That only covers the 'or' part of 'and/or' ... T.*B.*R would also be > > a valid match for what Michelle described. > > Would they have to be in brackets like JR's suggestion? No, not T.*B.*R. SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. I do not read posts from Google Groups. Use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR >> I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) >> with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB >> and/or BR. > You mean like this?: > From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] That will match "TB is a terrible disease, Roger" and "This message is for BRAD" TB[0-9]+R|T[0-9]+BR You might want to anchor it against an @ sign if this is the user portion, but that regex is unlikely to match false positives SignatureSo now you know the words to our song, pretty soon you'll all be singing along, when you're sad, when you're lonely and it all turns out wrong... Kickboxing. Sport of the future. >>> I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) >>> with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB >>> and/or BR. >> You mean like this?: >> From matches regular expression: [TB.*R|T.*BR] > That will match "TB is a terrible disease, Roger" and "This message is for BRAD" > TB[0-9]+R|T[0-9]+BR > You might want to anchor it against an @ sign if this is the user portion, but > that regex is unlikely to match false positives Sorry, reread what you said and this will only match if there IS a digit. So TB[0-9]*R|T[0-9]*BR I would think that the "MI5" filter of M[^I]*I[^5]*5 would be too risky as it would match user names like marie501 (I think MT does case-insensitive regex by default, like TW and BBedit, right?) Signature"You're an elf and you're going to wear panties like an elf." -- David Sedaris, Santaland Diaries > >>> I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) > >>> with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > risky as it would match user names like marie501 (I think MT does > case-insensitive regex by default, like TW and BBedit, right?) You misread the OP. Your proposed expression is malformed; the stated search target could contain zero or more other alpha-numerics between TB and/or BR. A search like T[^B]*B[^R]*R satisfies that requirement. SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF > > TB[0-9]+R|T[0-9]+BR > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > TB[0-9]*R|T[0-9]*BR Well, I already had a filter for "TBR", and kept it in, so the first one used in conjunction with that would work, right? SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all caps) > with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics between TB > and/or BR. What are you using for the MI5 guy? Same thing should work with TBR. I'd post mine, but it doesn't look quite right for some reason, and I'm a bit too under-it-all to play with regexes this morning. SignatureW. Oates > > I need a filter to kill messages whose "From" contains TBR (in all > > caps) with any number (including zero) of other alpha-numerics > > between TB and/or BR. > > What are you using for the MI5 guy? Same thing should work with TBR. You're right; thanks. I'm using M[^I]*I[^5]*5 SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > What are you using for the MI5 guy? Same thing should work with TBR. > > You're right; thanks. I'm using M[^I]*I[^5]*5 Where are you two still seeing the MI5 guy? He last tripped my filter for him on January 26. I thought he'd gone on hiatus, but perhaps my news provider is filtering him. SignatureEric > > > What are you using for the MI5 guy? Same thing should work with > > > TBR. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > filter for him on January 26. I thought he'd gone on hiatus, but > perhaps my news provider is filtering him. We're not seeing him; Warren suggested I modify the MI5 filter for TBR is all. BTW, the last time MI5 tripped my filter was two days after Christmas last year. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > We're not seeing him; Warren suggested I modify the MI5 filter for TBR > is all. BTW, the last time MI5 tripped my filter was two days after > Christmas last year. MI5 must have spirited him away, have him incarcerated in the British version of Guantanamo; Southend I think it's called. SignatureW. Oates >> We're not seeing him; Warren suggested I modify the MI5 filter for TBR >> is all. BTW, the last time MI5 tripped my filter was two days after >> Christmas last year. > MI5 must have spirited him away, have him incarcerated in the British > version of Guantanamo; Southend I think it's called. I thought it was either Swindon or Slough, depending on how bad you were. SignatureYeah, Nick. Nick's the kinda guy you can trust. Nick's your buddy Nick's the kinda guy you drink beers with. The kinda guy that doesn' care if you puke in his car. Nick. |
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