tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post6174605651092523104..comments2023-05-26T10:44:37.150-04:00Comments on The Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake: Boolean LogicBi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-25926284387463189962009-05-31T13:06:23.203-04:002009-05-31T13:06:23.203-04:00You are merely scratching at the surface.
You may...You are merely scratching at the surface.<br /><br />You may or may not remember this <A HREF="http://xkcd.com/208/" REL="nofollow">xkcd comic</A> about Regular Expressions, but pretty much every programming language has a robust regex library available for doing exactly this kind of stuff in a very clean and efficient way. Like a single line of code.<br /><br />Professionals who design things like email validators (for legitimate sites) and spam bots have thought through any scheme you can think of for masking your email address. They will have debates amongst themselves how perfect their systems are:<br /><br />http://www.regular-expressions.info/email.html<br /><br />In any case, the organized criminals behind the major spyware/botnet infestations are very intelligent computer scientists. The real key isn't to outrun the bear, it's to outrun your friend.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023519482024334644noreply@blogger.com