Translate from arabic

My wife recently received the following in an email.  I think it is a "peace to
you" greeting in Arabic, but I'm not sure.  Could anyone translate this?

Greeting:
Assalaamu alaykum,

Closing:
Wa salaam

--
Steve Kramer   -=oOo=-   scooter at buser dot net
Quote for the indeterminate time period:
  "We've kidnapped this woman to make a secret aphrodisiac from her tears..."
  == from _Ninja Wars_ (1984)

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