Yes,
thing is that even entry level hackers will just add whatever text they want, AFTER the numbers ext. and more numbers.........
I want to dis-allow ANY TEXT and allow any number of digits and the 2 exceptions of etc. and or Ext.
Not just a choice of numbers OR text,
but digits, only digits and NO TEXT anywhere, before or after the pemissible digits and ext. or Ext. This also question the use of the ^ and the $
as the only permissible string would be the digits with etc. or Ext.
I'd rather not just have the regex remove the offending text characters -
an error msg plus having to edit the fiels makes the spammers have to spend more effort to get their stuffe' posted.

---

---

• Are you posting in the right place? Check out Where do I post X? to know for sure.
• Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags. Currently these include the following:

  <code> <a> <b> <big> <blockquote> <br /> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <font> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <hr /> <i> <li> <nbsp> <ol> <p> <small> <strike> <strong> <sub> <sup> <table> <td> <th> <tr> <tt> <u> <ul>

• Snippets of code should be wrapped in <code> tags not <pre> tags. In fact, <pre> tags should generally be avoided. If they must be used, extreme care should be taken to ensure that their contents do not have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor intervention).
• Want more info? How to link or How to display code and escape characters are good places to start.