--- deliantra/server/include/client.h	2008/05/06 16:55:25	1.77
+++ deliantra/server/include/client.h	2008/05/08 20:03:50	1.78
@@ -411,5 +411,12 @@
   for (int _i = 0; _i < clients.size (); ++_i)  \
     statementvar (client *, var, clients [_i])
 
+// returns true when the message needs special (read: perl) treatment
+static inline bool
+msg_is_special (const char *msg, bool nl_special = true)
+{   
+  return msg [strcspn (msg, nl_special ? "<[&\n" : "<[&")];
+}
+
 #endif