Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] censoring vulgar/curse words from form input

[Bill Stephenson <bill@secureshopper.com>]

on 6/28/00 8:24 PM, Ryan at rsw14@csufresno.edu wrote:

> And searches for 
> 'filter', 'dirty word list', etc. also haven't brought up anything
> useful.
> 
> Any ideas will be appreciated.

Hey, didn't George Carlin make that list back in the `60's?

Just kidding ;)

What you probably need is a regex to filter strings. The problem with a list
is how it matches. A word in a list might not filter all the bad ways to use
that word or, it might filter out ligit uses. For example:

"cock"

This word has ligit uses that should not be filtered but also has many uses
that should. A regex might allow "cock fight" or "cockadoodledo" but filter
out other obvious strings.

Also, if your allowing the public access to post to your site and you think
the posting of dirty words might occur, you should probably create an
"Admin" system that allows you to approve posts before they are made public.

Finally, I don't think that there are very many words that you'll need to
filter. The list just isn't that big and the creative types that are bent on
getting a dirty message across will find a spelling that makes their point.
Add to your list as necessary and ban offensive users from posting.

-- 

Bill Stephenson
www.SecureShopper.com
1-417-546-5593



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