From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 14 19:24:53 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73882106566B for ; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:24:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@hotmail.com) Received: from blu0-omc4-s18.blu0.hotmail.com (blu0-omc4-s18.blu0.hotmail.com [65.55.111.157]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26A658FC0A for ; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:24:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU0-SMTP78 ([65.55.111.137]) by blu0-omc4-s18.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:24:52 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [67.189.160.65] X-Originating-Email: [carmel_ny@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ([67.189.160.65]) by BLU0-SMTP78.blu0.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:24:52 -0800 Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (scorpio.seibercom.net [192.168.1.101]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: carmel_ny@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BFE8E22841 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:24:49 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:24:49 -0500 From: Carmel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <866374fs5q.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> References: <866374fs5q.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.3 (GTK+ 2.18.5; i386-portbld-freebsd7.2) Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAGFBMVEX+/v7++v6YOTrq8PCcuIX989UvOSj++v0BNCbpAAAAB3RJTUUHsQwfFzs7RBhzUQAAAhJJREFUOI1dU8GOqzAMNKIoV1bvwD1i0ysqrHplIdBrVSX7ATSbd03VVvn9tQNtQy0hjAdn7LED4AAcPtWm9RV+MPSfxhBLx9ajd6X/ngB6/mTwnRSZua7i7Ca+0ctZKo4Qmz+JY13X6I3nFZBxIYW1PbgfQ5RP8g0XlltEWGf3cV03joYpRnFbvYDKbXjZlXyyhEZA4lI+cN3NaVXE4VKjSwTExO10eTEkkJVqIAD5z0nUBQJluQDRSQjcrBiHAJxZlAH5CUMBMC7OcJ4LMQNnxhZ1HYPscMc6J4UlWRMNwzOpCcAHKSICd1EDn83abdREIbXsHkD1OinP1aCUCOEVRaa1lMcvywUWdYgk13JQUpYNKmvXQ8Kw5ML9YI5h8SakctBc7E/IYuLhYd/zZIk+1gM1vNweQBvHE0j+oYah3sMqAytQYlZk6+ANaaawJdu3OFzYGMZ3iGpa3qMlq9ZH0VZTgrCtw/ngdYkEIIpSbP1bWQAdFdX9vocBdkH2qVjVmuMu3gI5rjs814EUdrCZgWlPaxZZ3RiLFUtr+ud0PXwp2dnQSNXgePt6AZpBj6UMJ7VQkzN4utVeaSW1Dhn/kblGrKeMvNGnzwX4zuEDarYz1KdPtR60Gul0Gued+515SJXhCsl+Tx/3kY/UDvicPll9mfu50t3tvQ/thZpJYgeuwdSKNJ6tCD98MCgoxLDaPxbwqqwPWaWiAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jan 2010 19:24:52.0313 (UTC) FILETIME=[3EDD5C90:01CA954F] Subject: Re: Regular Expression Editor X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:24:53 -0000 On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:38:41 -0800 Randal L. Schwartz replied: >You need to be specific about the kind of regex. While most regexp >engines have common things like . and * and ^ and $, the meanings may >vary a bit, and the more exotic things are certainly going to vary. > >(For example, despite the name, "Perl Compatible [sic] Regular >Expressions" are *not* Perl compatible.) > >What tool are you using your regexes with? OK, I was using RegExp Buddy on a Windows machine. I would like to find something similar to it for a FreeBSD environment. The expressions I create are used primarily with 'sieve' in conjunction with Dovecot. I am also thinking of possibly creating a few for use with Postfix. -- Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com |::::======= |::::======= |=========== |=========== | Do not try to solve all life's problems at once -- learn to dread each day as it comes. Donald Kaul