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.