admin@geocodenet.com wrote :

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When I use this regular expression:

^(*.)a(*.)

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1==>M 2==>nagement

This is what you get if you use (.*?) (ungreedy)

Or alternatively (and more portable to different regex engines which may not have non-greedy options): ^([^a]*)a(.*) A+ Paul Accédez au courrier électronique de La Poste : www.laposte.net ; 3615 LAPOSTENET (0,34 €/mn) ; tél : 08 92 68 13 50 (0,34€/mn)