require 5.006; # needs recent perl for three-argument open
my $infile = 'addys.txt';
my @email_addys;
{ # enter new scope
  # create a filehandle visible in the current scope
  local *FH;

  # open the file for reading, die on errors
  # three-argument open is safer than two-arg --
  #   it safely handles filenames that begin with '<', '>', etc.
  open( FH, '<', $infile ) 
    or die "Couldn't open $infile: $!" ;

  # process the file, line by line
  #   <> returns undef at EOF, and the loop ends
  while( defined(my $line = <FH>) )
  {
    chomp $line;

    # append the current line from the file to an array
    push @email_addys, $line;
  }
  # close the filehandle, processing is complete
  close( FH );
} # exit scope
# FH is not visible here.
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while damndirtyape's example may be more idiomatic, this one uses less behind-the-scenes magic-- i think it's a bit easier for a newbie to understand (and it's safer.)

see open, die, perlop, and perlvar for more details.

good luck!

~Particle *accelerates*

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