my $header = <<'HEADER'; Return-Path: X-Original-To: grinder@example.com Delivered-To: grinder@example.com Received: from RX504Second (ACBC197E.ipt.aol.com [172.188.25.126]) by example.com (Postfix) with SMTP id C5960A94C for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:18:36 +0200 (CEST) From: "GOURANGA" HEADER my @header = split /\n(?!\s+)/, $header;