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config:filter_files [2023/12/17 23:25] – [Trash Can Files] Details on supported metadata in patterns digital manconfig:filter_files [2025/07/04 14:29] (current) – [Trash Can Files] Document the filter files 'q' (quiet) metadata key digital man
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 Filter configuration (''[[dir:ctrl]]/*.cfg'') and trash can (''[[dir:text]]/*.can'') files allow the sysop to specify words (or any sequence of characters) that will be used to disallow clients, users, or their content. Filter configuration (''[[dir:ctrl]]/*.cfg'') and trash can (''[[dir:text]]/*.can'') files allow the sysop to specify words (or any sequence of characters) that will be used to disallow clients, users, or their content.
  
-Each line in a filter file may contain a comparison pattern.  Blank lines and lines beginning with a semicolon character ('';'') are ignored.+Each line in a filter file may contain a comparison pattern.  Blank lines and lines beginning with a semicolon character ('';'') are ignored. Lines may contain up to 1000 characters.
  
-A tab (ASCII 9) character or a new-line (CR or CRLF) sequence will terminate (signify the end of) the comparison pattern. All characters between the first tab character and the new-line sequence may be considered metadata for the comparison pattern.+A tab (ASCII 9) character or a new-line (CR or CRLF) sequence will terminate (signify the end of) each comparison pattern. All characters between the first tab character and the new-line sequence may be considered metadata for the comparison pattern.
  
 +To support the correct auto-addition of filters, it's important that **all comparison patterns end in a new-line sequence** (i.e. a non-empty file must end with an LF character).
 ===== Comparison Patterns ===== ===== Comparison Patterns =====
   * Leading white-space characters are ignored   * Leading white-space characters are ignored
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 |''u'' | User name/identification at time of filtering (informational only) | |''u'' | User name/identification at time of filtering (informational only) |
 |''h'' | Host name of client (informational only) | |''h'' | Host name of client (informational only) |
 +|''q'' | Quiet filtering (no additional log messages about blocked client) when set to ''true'' or ''1'' (new in v3.21) |
  
 ===== Other Filter Files ===== ===== Other Filter Files =====

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