The Actual List of Phrases Blocked by MSN
Update July 2008 An updated list of phrases is available here.
There has been a bit of a stink in the last few days by people shocked by a list of phrases that the MSN servers block. That list is nowhere near complete.
Here is the list of regular expressions blocked by the MSN servers:
\.pif \.scr grouppicture\.php groupicture\.php gallery\.php staff\.php pics\.php msn\.php\?email= download\.php xmas-2006 miralafoto/foto\.exe profile\.php\? tufoto verti2/fantasma\.zip armazfiles\.smtp\.ru chnstudio\.com/upload/impluse\.exe t35\.com members\.lycos\.co\.uk/svy21/t/contact\.php sonresimler1\.googlepages\.com/ozelresimler\.htm viotagallery\.com image001\.png image002\.gif funbuddyicons\.com wellwell\.biz casedinjertionkderunhdaseo\.com jertionkdewiondaserunf\.com butuinkdesionmas\.com imp\.exe bush-gracioso\.exe memebers\.lycos\.co\.uk/getmessenger get-messenger belgravehelpdesk\.com xpimad\.com album\.zip malbranche\.goracer\.de albrahem\.com improfile\.net unknowntools\.com hetandunhasde\.com thecoolpics\.net .*www\.provnarkotika\.com.* gratishost\.com dreamlife365\.com whoadmitsyou\.com blockoo\.com baratinha\.mypets\.ws messangerstats\.net messengertools\.org stuffplug\.com/temp/downgrdr\.exe hornymatches\.com iwantu\.com block-checker\.com amigosparasempre\.smtp\.ru amigosparasempro\.smtp\.ru chinacircle\.com mensagemparavc\.mail15\.com mprofiles\.net/members\.php\?msn= 930le\.com 66663\.cn shusu\.cn 1717wan\.cn 995ba\.com mydipan\.cn 51kongqi\.com 94nile\.com life365\.com photogbase\.com/pictures\.php\?photo656\.jpg mypengyou\.com 51pingguo\.cn spotyourface\.net/main/pictures/sexy windowslivemessenger\.biz mensageirovirtual\.land\.ru provnarkotika\.com tinyurl\.com/asdkfh13/ wasedinterfunva\.com qerunherdasfunkin\.com photos\.zip .*2nnvc7.* .*urltea\.com.* urltea\.com/p2s tinyurl\.com/2nnvc7 linkangel\.net/msn messenger-tips\.com imrealm\.com blocknblock\.com imtract\.com blockinrio messaging-names tebloqueo\.com mesns\.com .*messenger-tips\.com.* .*get-messenger\.com.* .*hotbeachpics\.net.* .*wadesuntiondketunhasde\.com.* .*la\.gg/upl.* cbswest\.com newmsn cirnews\.com .*easedrunkiondehunfans\.com.* .*amazingsexy\.net.* .*nishiwo\.com.* .*vetionkdesunjadefin\.com.* .*handeusjinkdewshishu\.com.* .*pozaseruiasterduin\.com.* .*okinyunhfeunasterfunjin\.com.* .*messengerscan\.com.* .*\.info.* .*messenger-scan.* .*my-msn\.servebeer\.com.* .*summer2008.* .*images\.zip.* .*messengerscan\.net.* .*msn-csi\.tk.* .*messenger-contacts\.tk.* .*xedinkiontnherioplinades\.com.* .*messenger-list\.com.* .*messengercheck\.biz.* .*msn-contacts\.tk.* .*myalbum2007\.zip.* .*cirnews\.com.* .*messenger-checker\.tk.* .*msn-live-scanner\.tk.* .*msn-scanner\.tk.*
May 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
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