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  • j-marvin
    #1

    filter for bookmark

    hi-

    is there a way to fix it so that i can spam filter a website before letting
    a user add a public bookmark to the DB? i am interested in the off the
    shelf software that allows me to do this. I know they have tons of it for
    email. I'd basically want to read just the text on the site with the
    filter. I guess i am out of luck if a bookmark gets posted with no text
    and an objectionable picture though. The username and password system
    is the main way to keep the invalid content from getting put in the db
    in the first place. i just want this as a backup in case a password gets
    compromised.

    this is just a hobby project so i need to keep the cost low of whatever
    i end up using.

    thanks for any ideas,
    jim
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    • Geoff Berrow
      #2
      Re: filter for bookmark

      I noticed that Message-ID: <Xns951D146E77D 4leavemealone@2 4.24.2.166>
      from j-marvin contained the following:
      [color=blue]
      >is there a way to fix it so that i can spam filter a website before letting
      >a user add a public bookmark to the DB?[/color]

      Even if you could you might have a site that passed the test one day but
      failed the next.

      --
      Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
      It's only Usenet, no one dies.
      My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
      Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

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        • j-marvin
          #3
          Re: filter for bookmark

          hi-

          i looked at this some more.
          maybe i can:
          let the user post the url
          1) retrieve the text of the url page that is getting bookmarked
          2) mail it to a pop3 account
          3) pass it through spam filter
          4) use php pop3 functions in php manual to check and see if valid

          so basically i'd let the user post the url to DB immediately
          and then try to validate it in the background without making them
          wait for the validation to take place.
          maybe i could show graphic or text warning if the url is new and
          has not gone through the validation process
          e.g. they post a url but the mail server is experiencing problems
          and cant connect.

          does this sound really crazy? i just thought i dont want someone
          posting a url for other people to visit is a good idea if they
          can post a url to some porn site (because this isnt a site that
          has anything to do with adult content). now i just thought of
          something. what if the url they give redirects. then what ??
          I guess that is something i'd have to consider also.

          i dont know. whatever i guess. this is all in the very early stages.
          that is all the time i am spending on thinking about this for
          tonight.

          hope you are having a good 4th weekend.
          thanks,
          jim

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            • j-marvin
              #4
              Re: filter for bookmark

              Geoff Berrow <blthecat@ckdog .co.uk> wrote in
              news:p4uhe0lele icgkvem8v53kkkj l5428bf41@4ax.c om:
              [color=blue]
              > I noticed that Message-ID: <Xns951D146E77D 4leavemealone@2 4.24.2.166>
              > from j-marvin contained the following:
              >[color=green]
              >>is there a way to fix it so that i can spam filter a website before
              >>letting a user add a public bookmark to the DB?[/color]
              >
              > Even if you could you might have a site that passed the test one day
              > but failed the next.
              >[/color]

              thanks Geoff.

              yes. i thought about this as well. i guess the site is small enough
              that i can use some system of moderation. if something is found
              objectionable let the user flag it. once it is flagged for content
              remove the site from the list of bookmarks until it can be investigated.

              i like to think about stuff like this. maybe i can use a combinantion
              of moderation and filtering.

              this is just an idea i am tinkering with so it is really not that
              important.

              goodnight,
              jim

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                • j-marvin
                  #5
                  Re: filter for bookmark

                  "j-marvin" <customer@servi ce.boy> wrote in
                  news:Xns951D22A 52231Eleavemeal one@24.24.2.165 :
                  [color=blue]
                  > Geoff Berrow <blthecat@ckdog .co.uk> wrote in
                  > news:p4uhe0lele icgkvem8v53kkkj l5428bf41@4ax.c om:
                  >[color=green]
                  >> I noticed that Message-ID: <Xns951D146E77D 4leavemealone@2 4.24.2.166>
                  >> from j-marvin contained the following:
                  >>[color=darkred]
                  >>>is there a way to fix it so that i can spam filter a website before
                  >>>letting a user add a public bookmark to the DB?[/color]
                  >>
                  >> Even if you could you might have a site that passed the test one day
                  >> but failed the next.
                  >>[/color]
                  >[/color]

                  hi again-

                  another idea is compare the registrant information. if the registrant
                  information has changed then revalidate the url using the system.
                  i could check the registrant information with a whois type search.

                  thanks.

                  later,
                  jim

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                    • j-marvin
                      #6
                      Re: filter for bookmark

                      >[color=blue]
                      > hi again-
                      >
                      > another idea is compare the registrant information. if the registrant
                      > information has changed then revalidate the url using the system.
                      > i could check the registrant information with a whois type search.
                      >
                      > thanks.
                      >
                      > later,
                      > jim[/color]

                      oops. scrap that idea. it is forbidden. it seems you cant
                      automate checking the whois type databases.

                      if every site were
                      required to list the registrant name on the website and an expiration date
                      as listed in
                      whois then we could check it and there wouldnt be so many hits against
                      the whois database.



                      later



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                        • j-marvin
                          #7
                          Re: filter for bookmark SOLVED

                          i am just going to use a commercial off-the-shelf
                          solution and act as a moderator. sometimes it is better
                          to keep things simple.


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