Hi Alan, > subj = "Here is the subject field" > msg = ("From: %s\r\nTo: %s\r\nSubject: %s\r\n\r\n" > % (fromaddr, string.join(toaddrs, ", "),subj)) I would never have thought of that ... it's amazing! Thanks! James James C. Rocks Equant Archway House Canary Wharf London E14 9SZ