apple files
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. I know he is using MacosX. But catdoc just produces nonsense when his attachments arrive. So I figured if he sent the documents in native word/apple format our life would be easier. Anyone any ideas ? The real problem is that this information is important, but my correspondant, not only being a technical dodo, is very impatient. Thanks. -- Regards Cliff [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apple files
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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apple files
If your client is using Appleworks, it's a bit more difficult. I had a hacked up version of an Appleworks file format reader taken from OS X (server) 1.1 --or maybe the earlier version, circa 1999. If yu need it let me know and I'll see if I can dig it up. Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Sunday 20 July 2003 12:27 am, Bill Campbell wrote: 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
