From: jamin.hanson@googlemail.com   
      
   > [Doesn't that depend on whether you interpret the END STATE in state 6 to   
   stop even   
   > if there's more input? -John]   
      
   That is why we have the "leftmost longest" rule. Try it out with any regex   
   engine (including flex).   
      
   Regards,   
      
   Ben   
      
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