updated for version 7.1a
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pod.vim b/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
index 38fa18f..9809d00 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
" Vim syntax file
" Language: Perl POD format
" Maintainer: Scott Bigham <dsb@killerbunnies.org>
-" Last Change: 2005 Jul 05
+" Last Change: 2007 Jan 21
" To add embedded POD documentation highlighting to your syntax file, add
" the commands:
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
" Special formatting sequences
syn region podFormat start="[IBSCLFX]<[^<]"me=e-1 end=">" oneline contains=podFormat,@NoSpell
+syn region podFormat start="[IBSCLFX]<<\s" end="\s>>" oneline contains=podFormat,@NoSpell
syn match podFormat "Z<>"
syn match podFormat "E<\(\d\+\|\I\i*\)>" contains=podEscape,podEscape2,@NoSpell
syn match podEscape "\I\i*>"me=e-1 contained contains=@NoSpell