Instead of: 
$query->{action} eq "post" ? ($allowed{msgid} = '^(\d+|new)$') && ($al
+lowed{data}  = '^(([^|+]*[^|]+.*\|){4}[^|+]*[^|]+.*)$'):1;

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try this: 
$query->{action} eq "post" ? %allowed = (msgid => '(^\d+|new)$' , data
+  => '^(([^|+]*[^|]+.*\|){4}[^|+]*[^|]+.*)$)', action => 'post|edit|d
+elete|long|short' ):1;

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and so on. That works for me, though there may be a better solution. Your message was cut off before you told us why you iterate over %allowed--if you don't need the value of action in the iteration, this can be made simpler. Also, consider doing something about your use of sort as a key--the -w flag doesn't like that, either.

In reply to RE: How to write a nice rule base? by adamsj
in thread How to write a nice rule base? by TGI

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