>>>>> "Timothy" == Timothy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Timothy> If you don't mind having underscores in your text, you could also do this:
Timothy> if($string !~ /^\w+$/){ #If the string does not have only letters, digits,
Timothy> and underscores from start to finish (\w)
Nope, that also permits "fred\n". Remember that $ is the same as /\n?\z/.
You want \z instead.
Very common mistake, and could have drastic effects on security.
Bad.
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