Re: Reserved characters in msg:"..."?

[Martin Roesch <roesch () sourcefire com>]

I think colon (:), semicolon (;) and double quote (") are the only ones 
that need escaping looking through the code.

Just escape them with a '\' if you need to use them in a message.

     -Marty

On Feb 16, 2004, at 12:53 PM, John Sage wrote:

> hello world...
>
>
> Are there reserved characters that *cannot* be used within the
> msg:"..." construct?
>
> Seems I remember having problems with dots in the past, but I'm not
> sure.
>
> Any general rules about what can and cannot be used?
>
> Can escapes of some sort be used for those that are problematic?
>
> (If relevant: snort 2.1.1-RC1 Build 18, Linux 2.4.20..)
>
> TIA..
>
>
> - John
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