\_ SMTP quoth Mike Starke on 12/3/2002 13:17 as having spake thusly: \_ \_ Mr. Sinck has always proved to be a guru in regex for me.... David? Perl's power can be a devastating weapon in the hands of a skilled user, but it sometimes seems with Perl, you become skilled by repeatedly shooting yourself in the foot. -- J. Friedl, MRE2 It helps by holding said devastating weapon in your hands and pointing it at your foot from time to time. Good prosthetics are expensive tho, so I program with cheapy-home-made cardboard box feet. David