+ my ($sort, $call, $line) = $data =~ /^(\w)([A-Z0-9\-]+)\|(.*)$/;
+ my $error;
+
+ # the above regexp must work
+ return unless ($sort && $call && $line);
+
+ # translate any crappy characters into hex characters
+ if ($line =~ /[\x00-\x06\x08\x0a-\x1f\x7f-\xff]/o) {
+ $line =~ s/([\x00-\x1f\x7f-\xff])/uc sprintf("%%%02x",ord($1))/eg;
+ }