[antispam-f] Re: Broken pipe in lists

  • From: Jeremy C B Nicoll <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: antispam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:27:48 +0000 (GMT)

In article <4e9d44424asteve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 29 Dec, Jeremy C B Nicoll <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In article <4e9b3ff7fdsteve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> >    Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > Same principle, different character -->  use ".mx ("

> > Why look for the "("?  What's wrong with just looking for the two cases

> >   ".mx>"  and  ".mx " ?

> he already stated that there were instances where .mx occurred where
> it wasn't a valid delete the "(" adds extra checking.

No he didn't.   His example was

   "Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ..."

where - I agree - a search for     *.mx*   would indeed be useless. 
But there's no reason why          *.mx *  could not be used.

-- 
Jeremy C B Nicoll, Edinburgh, Scotland - my opinions are my own.

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