reading .msg files from MS Outlook

reading .msg files from MS Outlook

[Buchs, Kevin J.]

 From time to time I want to open a .msg file which has been created 
from Outlook in emacs on GNU/Linux. The file is a mixed binary/text 
compound document. I'm interested in the text and in the sections that 
contain that, apparently there is a 16-bit encoding where the upper byte 
is null (for English text). But, double nulls mean something different.

I just gave my 'ol college try at employing a variety of character 
encodings when reading the file to no avail.
In the past I did some complex replacements to get rid of nulls and 
still keep word separation.

I have to wonder, is there a better way?

-- Kevin Buchs

Re: reading .msg files from MS Outlook

[W. Greenhouse]

"Buchs, Kevin J." <buchs.kevin-3dqG1TfY5Cg@public.gmane.org> writes:

> I have to wonder, is there a better way?

Outlook .msg files can be opened by Gnus as `nndoc' groups, via
`gnus-group-make-doc-group' or G f from the *Group* buffer (see (info
"(gnus) Document Groups") and (info "(gnus) Foreign Groups")).

(Depending on your thoughts on Gnus, this is either a pleasant
revelation or a new problem!)

--
Best,
WGG