Aug 14, '03 10:25:00AM • Contributed by: prk
.*\/ads\/.*
The above will match any URL that has /ads/ in it. This should match a lot of advertisements. The .* means "anything." The \/ will match a "/", because just using a "/" has a special meaning for the regular expression. Be careful, though. You could block normal web pages with this feature.
You can read more about regular expressions on the web.
[robg adds: Regular expressions, or regex, are complex but extremely powerful ... here's a Google URL to get you started with some tutorials if you're interested in learning more. You can also use regex on Mail headers, as explained in this hint.]
