From someone@some.where Tue Mar 02 09:44:33 1999 Return-path: Envelope-to: CALLER@the.local.host.name Delivery-date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:44:33 +0000 Received: from CALLER by the.local.host.name with local-bsmtp (Exim x.yz) (envelope-from ) id 10HmaX-0005vi-00 for CALLER@the.local.host.name; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:44:33 +0000 Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:44:33 +0000 from: someone@some.where To: CALLER@the.local.host.name Subject: testing Message-id: abcd%rxyz@p.q.r Here is testing data .that line started with a dot