On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 09:24:30AM +0000, John Imrie wrote: > > $message =~ s/[^\w\s]//g; > $message =~ s/[^A-Za-z0-9]//g; Note that these two are almost identical in the default locale, but the first version also allows whitespace (maybe useful :) and more international-friendly characters such as: αξεοιαπ .... Cheers -- "Soldiers quartered in a populous town will always occasion two mobs where they prevent one. They are wretched conservators of the peace." -- John Adams
