regexp problem

\_ SMTP quoth Kevin Buettner on 12/11/2002 13:05 as having spake thusly:
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\_ On Dec 11, 12:57pm, David A. Sinck wrote:
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\_ > I think the RE symbol you missed was the ^ anchor.
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\_ My guess is that Lynn was having trouble getting . to match \n. Using
\_ the 's' qualifier enables this.

Lynn kept saying 'first', and to me that tends to mean ^ shows up
someplace.

David