From: Josselin Date: 2007-01-04T20:50:07+09:00 Subject: scan string w regex .. and HNYTAOY ! HNYTAOY (Dry version of ... Happy New Year To All Of You) I am trying to get an array of email addresses from a string , as this string is coming from an input textarea in a from, even if I ask for a blank between each address, users will also enter some return characters... so I get something like : to_string = "mister.sunnyday@acme.com\r\nmrs_applewhite@eden.com\r\njohn_doe@nowhere.com amy-millard@heavencanwait.com" I know how to use a_string.scan(" "), but here I should use a regex.. after many try .. could not find the correct one.. could someone make 2007 starting on right tracks.... thanks a lot !! joss