[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       procmail
Subject:    Re: Detect word
From:       Walter Dnes <waltdnes () interlog ! com>
Date:       1998-07-29 5:09:02
[Download RAW message or body]

F@N wrote:
> 
> * ^Subject. *damocles
  Did you come from a DOS background?  Don't worry, I did too.
"*" is NOT the correct wildcard spec in unix regular expressions.
The correct wildcard spec is ".*", so your filter should be
changed to...
 * ^Subject:.*damocles
...note *NO SPACE BETWEEN THE DOT AND THE ASTERISK*.

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@interlog.com> procmail spamfilter
http://www.interlog.com/~waltdnes/spamdunk/spamdunk.htm
Why a fiscal conservative opposes Toronto 2008 OWE-lympics
http://www.interlog.com/~waltdnes/owe-lympics/owe-lympics.htm

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]