for entry in `cat readylist`; do
    username="`echo $entry | cut -d':' -f1`"
    first="`echo $entry | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -d'*' -f1`"
    password="`echo $entry | cut -d':' -f3`"
    echo "$first," >> $username.letter
    echo >> $username.letter
    echo "Enclosed please find your Lab46 account information. This will be" >> $username.letter
    echo "used to log onto the Lab46 system for use with your classes this" >> $username.letter
    echo "semester. If you have any questions please let me know at: " >> $username.letter
    echo >> $username.letter; echo "                    haas@corning-cc.edu" >> $username.letter
    echo >> $username.letter; echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $username.letter
    echo "    Lab46 username: $username" >> $username.letter
    echo "    Initial Password: $password" >> $username.letter
    echo "    Hostname: lab46.corning-cc.edu" >> $username.letter
    echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $username.letter
    echo >> $username.letter
    echo "-Matthew" >> $username.letter
    echo "--" >> $username.letter
    echo "  Matthew Haas" >> $username.letter
    echo "  Instructor" >> $username.letter
    echo "  Computer & Information Science" >> $username.letter
    echo "  http://lab46.corning-cc.edu/haas/home/" >> $username.letter
    echo >> $username.letter
    echo "    \"Writing should be like breathing;" >> $username.letter
    echo "      it is one of those important things we do.\" --me" >> $username.letter
done