In article <20010304023104.57D18261BB@server3.safepages.com>, "Keith Calvert Ivey" <kcivey@cpcug.org> writes: Ok, first attempt: $_=pop;s/\d/$|x$&/eg;s/./--$|?$&||$":$&||"."/eg;y|/|\n|;print ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe