> with SQL, there is no need to use pcre. just do that in the SQL query to
> avoid having to keep an external file up to date...

...except that the "+" (and everything between it and the "@") is *not*
actually part of the email address.  To use your address as an example:

When Postfix receives an envelope for:
        mouss+nob...@netoyen.net
It automatically strips the "+nobulk" and what it actually looks up in
the database is:
        mo...@netoyen.net


I assume that the "+" magic is hard-coded in Postfix, so if I [knew what
I was doing, and] were to dig out the source code, it would be pretty
simple to change it to use "_" instead of "+".  If I were to upgrade
this "hack" to something more respectable, I would:
   1. Create a configurable parameter, rather than hard-coding it
   2. Allow multiple characters (so I could still use "+" as well)

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