Re: [Mailman-Users] ISO RegExp example to block bot subscribe requests

On 08/27/2015 08:32 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: Woody Mon via Mailman-Users writes: So I tried entering RegExp ^.*+ but Mailman rejected this entry. That's illegal syntax for a regexp because + is an operator. The version you want is ^.*\+. However, that is a very bad idea if you

[Mailman-Users] ISO RegExp example to block bot subscribe requests

Hello, List is running on Mailman version 2.1.20. Last several days began receiving hundreds of bot subscription requests (all gmail addresses). All of format like: blech+12345...@gmail.com zark+98765...@gmail.com etc. I entered following regex lines in Privacy Options - Subscription Rules -

[Mailman-Users] ISO RegExp example to block bot subscribe requests

Woody Mon via Mailman-Users writes: So I tried entering RegExp ^.*+ but Mailman rejected this entry. That's illegal syntax for a regexp because + is an operator. The version you want is ^.*\+. However, that is a very bad idea if you have any posters with email skills, because embedding + in