> I still can't find where these "^M" strings come from. The header added by > mailscanner: "X-Mailscanner: Found to be clean" does not show the "^M". Are you writing this script on a windows machine foe dome reason? If so, run dos2unix <file> -- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115