Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:27:20 -0700 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: apple files Message-ID: <20030719212720.B21267@barryg.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <20030720041423.GA20225@raggedclown.net>; from cls@raggedclown.net on Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 06:14:23AM %2B0200 References: <20030720041423.GA20225@raggedclown.net>
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On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 06:14:23AM +0200, Cliff Sarginson wrote: >Hello >I did have a look in the ports. >But does anyone know of a program I can use in mutt to read attachments >that arrive in apple file formats ? >I have to communicate a lot with an Apple user, using god alone knows >what word processor. I think he is using Apple's verson of Word, >but it is hard to get this information out of him, since he is >about as technical as a mongoose. Antiword does a pretty decent job of turning M$ .doc files into ascii text, and it worked fine with a simple ``hello world'' type document created with M$ Office on OS X (typically the four word file took 19,456 bytes :-). All I'm using to handle this in mutt is one line in my ~/.mailcap: application/msword; antiword %s; copiousoutput Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``... because most politicians and bureaucrats are technological idiots, it's going to be crucial for the rank and file members of the IT community to find its collective voice soon.'' --Michael Vizard, InfoWorld Editor in Chief.
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