are the mail spools in /var/spool/mail stored in a set format? i know they all start with >From Whoever@somewhere the date and end with a blank line, but does the line above ALWAYS follow that format? i.e could i do a fscanf to read it in? -- +++ Divide By Cucumber Error, Please Re-Install Universe And Reboot +++ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://x-map.home.ml.org