Well.. Its a good start, however it grabed a whole lot more, Heres an example 
of a full message:
Start sample message::::::::::::::::::::

MeMail.com: Joke of the Day

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                  HAVE A GOOD CLEAN JOKE ???
                      --------------
                      
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             Please send along your funnies to
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Irreplaceable
--------------

My six-year-old grandson called his mother from his friend Charlie's 
house and confessed he had broken a lamp when he threw a football in 
their living room. 

"But, Mom," he said, brightening, "you don't have to worry about buying 
another one. Charlie's mother said it was irreplaceable." 


            Every Tues and Friday - a New Funny Foto!!
                           FUNNY FOTOS
                        Click here to view.
               http://www.memail.com/fotos/index.htm

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   The FinalSmoke System is GUARANTEED to help you
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Dogs teach us many things ..... 

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. 

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. 

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be 
pure ecstasy. 

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience. 

Let others know when they've invaded your territory. 

Take naps and stretch before rising. 

Run, romp, and play daily. 

Thrive on attention and let people touch you. 

Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do. 

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. 

On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree. 

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body. 

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and 
pout ... run right back and make friends. 

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. 

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough. 

Be loyal. 

Never pretend to be something you're not. 

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. 

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle 
them gently. 




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--------------------------

Joker, We Have Found Your Money
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  Advertising Information: http://www.MeMail.com/advertising.html
 
  This copy was delivered to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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 The Famous Joke of the Day One Liner!

 "The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. 
 Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more."

 -- Woody Allen 
END sample message::::::::::::::::

Heres the part yours grabed....
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            & oldest bank foreclosure service.

            FOR A List In Your Area Click Here
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                  HAVE A GOOD CLEAN JOKE ???
                      --------------
                      
                      We Need a Laugh
             Please send along your funnies to
                      [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Irreplaceable
--------------

My six-year-old grandson called his mother from his friend Charlie's 
house and confessed he had broken a lamp when he threw a football in 
their living room. 

"But, Mom," he said, brightening, "you don't have to worry about buying 
another one. Charlie's mother said it was irreplaceable." 


            Every Tues and Friday - a New Funny Foto!!
                           FUNNY FOTOS
                        Click here to view.
               http://www.memail.com/fotos/index.htm

¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤

          Quit Smoking in 21 Days Guaranteed!
   The FinalSmoke System is GUARANTEED to help you
   Quit Smoking in less than 30 days or your money back!
   START YOUR SMOKE-FREE LIFE TODAY...  GUARANTEED!!!!!
 
                  ACT NOW!  CLICK BELOW!
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¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤

Dogs teach us many things ..... 

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. 

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. 

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be 
pure ecstasy. 

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience. 

Let others know when they've invaded your territory. 

Take naps and stretch before rising. 

Run, romp, and play daily. 

Thrive on attention and let people touch you. 

Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do. 

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. 

On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree. 

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body. 

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and 
pout ... run right back and make friends. 

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. 

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough. 

Be loyal. 

Never pretend to be something you're not. 

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. 

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle 
them gently. 




Other cool sites to visit:
--------------------------

Joker, We Have Found Your Money
http://www.adreporting.com/dir.php?p=25&a=149783


Find FREE Things On The Bargain Finder
http://www.adreporting.com/bargain-finder.htm


Free Antenna Reception Booster with every order!
http://www.adreporting.com/dir.php?p=26&a=149783


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  SUBSCRIBE   mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  UNSUBSCRIBE MAILTO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  Advertising Information: http://www.MeMail.com/advertising.html
 
  This copy was delivered to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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 The Famous Joke of the Day One Liner!

 "The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. 
 Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more."

 -- Woody Allen 
 

%

So.. The good news is that  it didnt loose any of the message that was 
required, and it did add the %  fine (a few extra return characters.. but 
thats no problem...) the first qualifier needs to be a bit more refined 
though, 
so... this is a bit more complicated than a grep! If you can explain what its 
doing, that could be helpfull to me and others that want to write simular 
programs :)
I can kinda figure out parts of it... 

Jamie
Ill try to make some mods to and see what I can do... 

Jamie

On Wednesday 22 January 2003 05:51 pm, Cory Petkovsek wrote:
: Ok, try this perl script:
:
: #!  /usr/bin/perl
: $joke=0;
: while(<>) {
:     if(m/`....,..,/)    { $joke=1;}
:     if(m/^From .+\@.+/) { print "%\n" if ($joke); $joke=0; }
:     print $_ if($joke);
:     }
: print "%\n" if($joke);
:
:
: save it to a file, turn on executable flag and use like this:
:
: cat archive inbox | fortunes.pl > fortunes.txt
:
: Cory
:
: On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 05:19:45PM -0800, Linux Rocks ! wrote:
: > On Wednesday 22 January 2003 01:24 pm, Cory Petkovsek wrote:
: > : Where is your email located?  In an mbox?  If so start with grep.  Does
: > : the one liner have a particular format such as:
: >
: > I have a couple files they could be in my inbox ( a text file named
: > inbox), and my archive file (named archive
: > I want the text between:
: >  "???`????,??,????`???????`????,??,????`???????`????,??,????`????
: >
: >   The Famous Joke of the Day One Liner!"
: >
: > and from
: >
: > "From"
: > Heres a sample one, Infact, it would be nice to keep thier ascii art! and
: > text about where its from... like the example below...
: >
: >   ???`????,??,????`???????`????,??,????`???????`????,??,????`????
: >
: >   The Famous Joke of the Day One Liner!
: >
: >   Roses are red, Violets are blue. I'm Schizophrenic and so am I.
: >
: > The only consistant way I can tell its the end of the text is the From
: > line in the next message.
: >
: > so.... a cat inbox |grep
: > "???`????,??,????`???????`????,??,????`???????`????,??,????`????
: >
: >   The Famous Joke of the Day One Liner!" + any other text, untill you see
: > "From" >> joker
: > and it would also have to add a % after each instance.
: >
: > There is another problem... what if the one liner is "From joes book of
: > quotes" or something... it will cut that off!, so a better qualifier
: > would From *@* (ie anyone@anydomain) so it knows thats a new email.
: >
: > basic cat and grep im familiar with... but this is a bit more tricky that
: > Ive done....
: >
: > Jamie
: >
: > : q: why did the chicken cross the road? because a penguin was chasing it
: >
: > Thats a good quote!
: >
: > : You want a text file with no newlines or carriage returns, just %
: > : separating the jokes, right?
: > :
: > : On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 12:57:59PM -0800, Linux Rocks ! wrote:
: > : > So, Id like to extract just the one liner portion of email sent from
: > : > joker.org (ie, I want all the one-liners from all the memail joke of
: > : > the day messages I have, and a "%" to separate each oneliner, and Id
: > : > like them put in a text file,  then I can make a fortune database
: > : > with it, and use it with fortune.)
: > : >
: > : > What would be the best way to do this?
: > : >
: > : > Jamie
: > : >
: > : >
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