Not all regexp-capable platforms adhere to the same standards and rules for regexps.
\w is generally universal, but are you sure the \@ is a neccessary? @ is not typically a metacharacter. Perhaps EMC is being strict about what is or is not a real metacharacter, instead of just ignoring it like most others do. On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Campbell, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the subject of the original question, it seems setting transport > rules for this isn't quite as the documentation suggests. > > If I use the "Except when the From address contains text patterns" > predicate in the EMC, and enter a regex of > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (with or without the > quotes), it give me a parsing error about "invalid metacharacters" when > I try to add it to the predicate conditions. > > The same string appears to be a perfectly good regex in Powershell. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 11:13 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Question about Exchange 2007 Transport Rules > > It seems that there are 3 classes of people in online tech.: > > 1] Those that prefer newsgroups > 2] Those that prefer mailing lists > 3] Those that prefer online forums > > I definitely fall into class (2), with a very occasional foray into > class > (1). I really don't care for online forums. Ed really likes newsgroups. > :-) > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > MCSE/Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > ************************************************************************************************** > > Note: > The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential > and > protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. > ************************************************************************************************** > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ > -- ME2 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
