Re: dirty words

Hi, > > I am useing file_get_contents on a remote page > then > > using stristr() to make sure there are no "bad > words" > > and its a family site. > > May I point out this is a lost battle from the > start? If someone really > wants to enter "bad words" they will, by masking > them in various ways; > humans will interpret the bad words correctly in far > more cases than you > can filter with software. Additionally, you will end > up filtering parts of > legit words that look like bad words. True, but only sites that pass the above test get added to the database on an "unconfirmed" state, then I personally look at the site and "confirm" it....the aboev is just something of a "pre-screen" I got it working though so this is an old problem :-) Cheers, Mag ===== ------ - The faulty interface lies between the chair and the keyboard. - Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster! - Smile, everyone loves a moron. :-) _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com