davidsonm at 2002-09-09 16:29 from [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Can the wildcard cross the dots, or is it constained to "between the >dots"?
The answer to this is: yes; and, I see no reason why what you propose below, should not work. >I.e., can the wildcard stand for all of "sld.tld" (cross the dots) or >must it only stand for sld or tld (between the dots). I cannot determine >the answer from the SIMS Guide. > >For clarification, here is a concrete example: > >Must I use the following to stop spam from EqualaMail, which uses at >least 3 different top-level domains (tld) so far, as well as many >different secondary-level domains (sld): > >equalamail.*.net = error >equalamail.*.com = error >equalamail.*.us = error > >Or, can I just use the following: > >equalamail.* = error This should work just fine; however, bear in mind if e.g. Stalker decided to use "equalamail.stalker.com", you would be rejecting email from them. >Since EqualaMail uses different top and secondary level domains, I would >like to use the following to filter both the tld and the sld , but only >one wildcard is allowed, so I can't: > >equalamail.*.* = error. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
