matches words between :: characters ("some text ::this should be matched::")

Flavor: PCRE2 Finds escaped characters. No matter how many \ are present, it will always match either \\\. or \. (where . is the character).

If you need to identify only the timestamp of a message, use this REGEX coode.

catches member no eg L 791a & separates mType and submember letter or catches name in last-name-first format or name plus a general search string lile 'and city is Bakersfield'