From: Kin Cho <ignore-this-prefixkin@techie.com>
Subject: Re: How to convert .doc to plain text ascii in emacs.
Date: 28 Apr 2004 11:10:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7ivfjkug6x.fsf@neoscale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: y44k700q8u7.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu
Save the attachment, then google. The answer depends on your
platform.
Also ask the sender to provide a pdf version of the document.
-kin
Don Saklad <dsaklad@nestle.csail.mit.edu> writes:
> What related emacs commands are there that might convert an rmail
> attachment from .doc to plain text ascii ?...
>
> It is an rmail message distributed from local government about an
> upcoming public hearing. For example, here are some parts of a
> specimen message...
>
>
>
>
> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand
> this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.
>
> ------_=_NextPart_000_01C42C97.793C3810
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> Education Hearings
> Please note some of the Education hearing will be held within the Ways and
> Means Budget Hearings
> <<HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0378 May 10, 2004 discuss school dept district wide
> student success plan.doc>> <<HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0251 May 10, 2004 hearing
> regarding MCAS.doc>> <<HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0375, 0374, 0376 May 6, 2004
> physcial edu prog, nutrition curriculum and staff training, after school
> athletic programs.doc>> <<HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0266 and 0369 May 4, 2004
> mildred cntr unified facilities plan.doc>> <<HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0489 May
> 6, 2004 discuss student civic life.doc>> <<HN-CNS Arts, Film, Humanities
> and Tourism Docket #0486 May 4, 2004 on the Strand Theater.doc>>
>
> ------_=_NextPart_000_01C42C97.793C3810
> Content-Type: application/msword;
> name="HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0378 May 10, 2004 discuss school dept district wide student success plan.doc"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
> Content-Disposition: attachment;
> filename="HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0378 May 10, 2004 discuss school dept district wide student success plan.doc"
>
> 0M8R4KGxGuEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPgADAP7/CQAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAiQAAAAAAAAAA
> EAAAiwAAAAEAAAD+////AAAAAIcAAACIAAAA////////////////////////////////////////
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
>
>
>
> ------_=_NextPart_000_01C42C97.793C3810
> Content-Type: application/msword;
> name="HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0251 May 10, 2004 hearing regarding MCAS.doc"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
> Content-Disposition: attachment;
> filename="HN-CNS Edu Dockets #0251 May 10, 2004 hearing regarding MCAS.doc"
>
> 0M8R4KGxGuEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPgADAP7/CQAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAiQAAAAAAAAAA
> EAAAiwAAAAEAAAD+////AAAAAIcAAACIAAAA////////////////////////////////////////
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
>
> ------_=_NextPart_000_01C42C97.793C3810--
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-28 18:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-28 18:02 How to convert .doc to plain text ascii in emacs Don Saklad
2004-04-28 18:10 ` Kin Cho [this message]
2004-04-28 18:17 ` Jay Belanger
2004-04-29 13:47 ` John Russell
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-04-28 17:32 Don Saklad
2004-04-28 18:13 ` Yoni Rabkin Katzenell
2004-05-01 19:02 ` Thomas Persson
2004-05-02 14:44 ` gebser
2004-05-02 19:04 ` Roodwriter
2004-05-02 19:26 ` Thomas Persson
2004-05-02 8:57 ` Tim X
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