Having just now fiddled with Mail::Internet and failed to get it working, let me instead provide the following:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
#

while(<>)
{
    last if ( /^\s*$/ );
}

print <>;

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Running this using the message as the input file will produce the output

Martin A posted: 
Tassos Papadopoulos, the Greek sculptor behind the plan, judged that t
+he 
limestone of Mount Kerdylio, 70 miles east of Salonika and not far fro
+m the 
Mount Athos monastic community, was ideal for the patriotic sculpture.
+ 

As well as Alexander's granite features, 240 ft high and 170 ft wide, 
+a 
museum, a restored amphitheatre and car park for admiring crowds are 
planned 
--------------------- 
So is this mountain limestone or granite? 
If it's limestone, it'll weather pretty fast. 

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as requested.

Since the divider between the mail header and the mail body is just a blank line, this script should be dead easy for you. I highly recommend you get a good book that explains E-Mail in some detail, perhaps something from O'Reilly.

A good book on Perl would also be an excellent investment.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

"Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds

In reply to Re^3: perl remove mail(textfile) header(eg. title, from,Delivered-To,Received) by talexb
in thread perl remove mail(textfile) header(eg. title, from,Delivered-To,Received) by stillcool

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