Thanks to all that helped with this problem, and thanks especially to RandyS as he hit the nail on the head. Here is the final working code block below.
while (<LOGFILE>) { chop $_ ; if( (/JUNIPER/) || (/REDBACK/) ){ print DSL $_ . "\n"; } else { if ($_ =~ (/([^@,:"[:print:]\/])/) ) { print ERROR $_ . "\n"; next; } print DIALUP $_ . "\n"; } } Chris Hood Investigator Verizon Global Security Operations Center Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Desk: 972.399.5900 Verizon Proprietary NOTICE - This message and any attached files may contain information that is confidential and/or subject of legal privilege intended only for the use by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any dissemination, copying or use of this message or attachment is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information therein. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the message. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>