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List:       openbox
Subject:    [.*] .*
From:       corey () streamreel ! net (corey at streamreel ! net)
Date:       2003-11-21 0:54:47
Message-ID: 20031121005447.GG4959%corey () streamreel ! net
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 08:30:05PM +0100, .* wrote:
> .*

As you can see, your suggestion is obviously not a workable solution.

Not only in a practical sense, but more importantly, in regards to the
purely technical ( as we _are_ discussing mere technicalities here ):

Which version of openbox does openbox-.* represent?  All versions of
openbox, right?  Then which part of my email whould .* represent? All
of it. This is the same as simply not quoting. Which is why we quote.

> That's .* verbose.                                                      
>                                                                               
> regexp's are better, .*, less typing.                       

...would be better, but probably not that useful under most circumstances -
this is generaly what the <snip> convention gets used for. 


I think I win the argument!  (c8=


> Thanks
> 

  No problem!


<grins>,

Corey



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