Hi, I have the following command: context.mail_host.send(messageText=msg, mto=e, mfrom='a@abc.com', subject=sub,encode='base64') Now my msg is msg = 'aaaaabbbbbbccccc' If I do the following: msg = 'this is from abc\n\n' + msg The email sent has the chartacters '\' 'n' as is> I just cant seem to introduce a carraige returns in the body of the message. I tried \r and still the same Why?? TIA AM -- ================================================================== Aseem Mohanty Neurobehavioral Systems Inc, 828 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706 (R) 510 7696011 (M) 510 3014871 (O) 510 5279231 ================================================================== "I saw `cout' being shifted "Hello world" times to the left and stopped right there!!" -- Steve Gonedes ==================================================================