>> I don't think we need the "any:" prefix (I think I would have written it >> as "??:") at all. The match-any policy was in just to shorten the table >> entry. > > This whole thing is why i was initially very weary of *^$ in these > strings. People end up trying to go beyond when they see something like > that, it's something psychological that i have seen at play more often > in these cases. Luc Verhaegen.