rval = re.match( "(\<.*\>)", ffrom)
        if rval != None:
                ffrom_addr = rval.group(1)
                if (ffrom_addr or ffrom) not in LOCAL_EXCEPTIONS:
                        print "notinlocal"
                        # Drop messages coming from us and SVN commits
                        if re.search( "(bigworldtech\.com|syd\.microforte\.com\.au)", ffrom ) or re.search( "\[SVN\]", subj ):
                                return