On Jan 7, 11:58 am, tom <tomabr...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > i have a"comment" field in my app which is kinda public, but i still > want to have certain control over of what a user can enter and what > not: eg not allowed are > - email addresses > - fake string like: "user at gmail com" > - ... > - ... > > is there anything out there or am i better of using writing my own > "validations"
You can try to write your own, but if there's a *reason* for users to try to leave email addresses in comments, some of the creative ones will figure out ways around your filter. If it's really a concern, manual moderation may be the only way to handle the issue. --Matt Jones
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