while(my $message = ) { print "$1: $2
" if /^(Alberta226: )([a-zA-Z, 0-9])+/; # I added the + } #### while() { print "$1: $2
" if /^(Alberta226: )([a-zA-Z, 0-9])+/; } ##
## while(my $message = ) { print "$1: $2
" if $message =~/^(Alberta226: )([a-zA-Z, 0-9])+/; }