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$ perl -e 's&&rob@cowsnet.com.au&&&split/[@.]/&&s&.com.&_&&&print'
In string, @cowsnet now must be written as \@cowsnet at -e line 1, near "rob@cowsnet"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.
$ perl -e 's&&rob\@cowsnet.com.au&&&split/[@.]/&&s&.com.&_&&&print'
rob@cowsnet_au$ 

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$ perl -v
 
This is perl, v5.6.0 built for i586-linux
 
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