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Is there a way to filter out all subjects which have as the last 3 characters a period followed by two numbers?

Example = abyrewloph.11

Or is there a filter expression which will lock out all posters whose name starts with two digits followed by a period?

Example = 11.(followed by nonsensical string of characters)

for more examples, check out a.b.teevee.

Thanks.

"[.][0-9]{2}[\s$]"

"dot followed by 2 numbers followed by a space or end of line".

Would probably to the subject. I'd have to test it.

"^[0-9]{2}[.]"

Would probably do the poster.

You can test the subject RE's in the post list.

Could not get either to work.

Thanks anyway.

The poster lockout worked for me: "^[0-9]{2}[.]"

Exit newsbin, add the string to the end of the PosterLockout.txt file in your data folder (add it without the quotes), restart newsbin.

Well, first I'd try this one. The problem is it probably matches too much.

"[.][0-9]{2}"

then maybe try this one.

"[.][0-9]{2}[\"\s$]"

This one includes a trailing quote after the 2 numbers. Make sure you enter it without including the surrounding quotes.

Thanks to both of you.

I tried it again with the instructions jackholexxx gave and it did work for the poster.

And, Quade, as usual you are prompt with your help.