+ temp=$'Microsoft-IIS/7.5\r'

...
if [ "$temp" = "Microsoft-IIS/7.5\r" ] ; then
..

echo Thu Dec 29 12:52:01 PST 2011 - Web Server Check = $'Microsoft-IIS/7.5\r'
+ [[ Microsoft-IIS/7.5^M = \\\M\\\i\\\c\\\r\\\o\\\s\\\o\\\f\\\t\\\-\\\I\\\I\\\S\\\/\\\7\\\.\\\5\\\\\r ]]

if [ $temp = "Microsoft-IIS/7.5\r" ] ; then
 echo "Norveld_Server_Check - FAILED" on $LOCAL_DATE | mail $MAIL_ME -s $MAIL_SUBJECT
 exit 0
fi

> /dev/null 2>&1

#!/bin/bash
# http://bashscripts.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1522
# set -x
MAIL_ME="jj"
MAIL_SUBJECT="Norveld_Server_needs_attention"
SERVER_DATE=$(TZ=PST8PDT date +%c)
LOCAL_DATE=$(date +%c)

# store this in a variable
IIS=$(curl -Is http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx | \grep -E '^Server' | cut -c9-21)
echo $(TZ=PST8PDT date) - Web Server Check = "$IIS" # >> /home/jj/Documents/cirrhus9/Accounts/Norveld/3WeekTest/norveld.test

if [ "$IIS" = "Microsoft-IIS" ] ; then
exit 0
else
 echo "Norveld_Server_Check - FAILED" on "$LOCAL_DATE" | mail "$MAIL_ME" -s "$MAIL_SUBJECT"
 exit 1
fi

curl -Is http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx | \grep -E '^Server' | cut -c9-21