Sorry, meant to include this:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997187(EXCHG.80).aspx

+ isnt listed as a pattern modifier.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ohhh, right...  I remember smoething like this now from another product.
>
> I dont think MS likes the +.  I dont think thats valid for MS.
>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Campbell, Rob
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I went back and did some testing.
> >
> > I get the same error if I change the "\@" to "@", and remove the
> > additional ORed addresses, so it isn't the "\@" or the "|".  I still get
> > it if I replace the "\w+" with a literal. That just leaves the "\.".
> > Since "." is a metacharacter, and has to be escaped to be interpreted as
> > a literal dot, I'm not sure how you're supposed to do it.
> >
> > Maybe it's just a problem with the parser in the EMC, and it will work
> > if I use the EMS to set the rule conditions.  I'll have to test some
> > more.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:25 PM
> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Question about Exchange 2007 Transport Rules
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >
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