Re: Which newsfeeds entry?

On Sat, 17 May 2025 09:33:48 +0200
Ray Banana <rayban@raybanana.net> wrote:

Thus spake Nigel Reed <sysop@endofthelinebbs.com>
 

Hi all, 

 

I added a new peer and noticed that they were trying to send me
files in binaries groups. I think this is the first time this has
happened but a new version of newfeeds was proposed, but I'm not
convinced. Maybe someone with a bit more experience in this stuff
can take a look. 

 

This is the original: 

 

newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
     :*,!control*,!@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,!@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,!@*.bain*,\
     !@*.biana*,!@*.biinaries*,!@*bina*,!@*.bineries*,!@*.binia*,\
     !@*.binries*,!@*.cd.image*,!@*.files.images*,!@*.mp3*,\
     !@*music.bin*,!@*.pictures*,!@*porno.images*,!@*warez*,!@unidata.*,\
     !junk/!local\
     :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed! 

 

This is the suggested replacement.
newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com/newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com\
     :*,!control*,@alt.bin*,@alt.dvd*,@*pedophil.*,@*dateien*,@*.bain*,\
     @*.biana*,@*.biinaries*,@*bina*,@*.bineries*,@*.binia*,\
     @*.binries*,@*.cd.image*,@*.files.images*,@*.mp3*,\
     @*music.bin*,@*.pictures*,@*porno.images*,@*warez*,@unidata.*,\
     !junk/!local\
     :Ap,Tm,<262144:innfeed! 

 
 
Your patterns starting with !@ don't do what you probably meant them
to do and will only exclude groups having a "@" as the first
character of the group name:
 
"In addition, "!" (and possibly "@") have special meaning as the
first character of a pattern" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
see man 3 libinn_uwildmat
 

So the 2nd entry is correct then? I'll have a look at the page tomorrow
when I get up.


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