I do use 5.022 so I have a sufficiently modern version of Perl, though I admit I prefer the old notation choroba used, probably because I'm not very Object Oriented minded (though I admit yours is easier to read at a glance tybalt89). That said, I tried it, and it worked exactly the same, but it gave me the following warning along the way (not sure why).

Array found where operator expected at Web_Chat_IP_Match.pl line 141, 
+near "->@"

        (Missing operator before @?)

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I've noticed that different people prefer different ways when doing things like this: &{}, %{}, @{}, ${} vs. &$, %$, @$, $$ vs. ->{} and ->[].

I've sensed rumblings of a past holy war, or at least a past split in the clergy that lead to the Perl programmer equivalents of Lutheranism or Protestantism in some of the things I've read about it.

I love it when things get difficult; after all, difficult pays the mortgage. - Dr. Keith Whites
I hate it when things get difficult, so I'll just sell my house and rent cheap instead. - perldigious

In reply to Re^2: Syntax Question Related to "join" on a Complex Data Structure by perldigious
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