I don't know that program, but if it just strips leading ">", it's pretty easy to do. ">> some text".lstrip(">").strip() returns: 'some text' -- Contact info (decode with rot13): cebwrpg5 at bcrenznvy.pbz Fcnzserr! Cyrnfr qb abg hfr va choyvp zrffntrf. V ernq gur yvfg, ab arrq gb PP. Posted via http://dbforums.com