How to match a string like '+447537170394 <sms at aa.net.uk>' in a send hook?

[Francesco Ariis]

Hello Chris,

Il 25 settembre 2024 alle 08:50 Chris Green ha scritto:
> I want to match the following string in a To: address for a send-hook:-
> 
>     +447537170394 <sms at aa.net.uk>
> 
> The + and < and > have special meanings (I think) in an RE, is there a
> simple way to tell send-hook that this is just a string with no
> special meanings at all or am I going to have to escape all the
> specials?  If I do need to escape them all what do I actually need to
> put?  Is it just:-
> 
>     '\+447537170394 \<sms\@aa\.net\.uk\>'
> 
> ... just tried the above, it doesn't match.  So there must be more to
> it.

I am sure there is a proper solution, but meanwhile wouldn’t it be
good enough to just match 447537170394?
Maybe in your case it uniquely identifies your recipient
—F