From: dblack@... Date: 2006-07-13T04:50:39+09:00 Subject: Re: Help with a regexp Hi -- On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 dblack@wobblini.net wrote: > >> OK, but how do you know whether or not this is valid? >> >> 3:ab23:cat > > it is valid. I guess what I mean is: how do you know whether it's valid by coincidence but actually wrong? David -- http://www.rubypowerandlight.com => Ruby/Rails training & consultancy http://www.manning.com/black => RUBY FOR RAILS, the Ruby book for Rails developers http://dablog.rubypal.com => D[avid ]A[. ]B[lack's][ Web]log dblack@wobblini.net => me