In message <Pine.LNX.4.62.0604041611040.5852 / harp.ngdc.noaa.gov>, 
ara.t.howard / noaa.gov writes
>> Exception.setFilter(regularExpression)
>>
>> where the matching items are removed from the backtrace.
>
>what would be matched?
>
>  e.to_s, e.message.to_s, or e.backtrace.any?{|b|}

Class and method name was what I was thinking of.
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