Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-30 Thread Mike Leone
* Sven Guckes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote this on 09 30, 02 at 20:56: > * Sven Guckes said: > > well, if you subscribe to a HTML-only newsletter > > then you were asking for it - so it's your problem. > > * Michael Leone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 17:27]: > > It's *not* a problem, for me, any

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-30 Thread Sven Guckes
* Sven Guckes said: > well, if you subscribe to a HTML-only newsletter > then you were asking for it - so it's your problem. * Michael Leone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 17:27]: > It's *not* a problem, for me, anyway. so you are ignoring the extra but superfluous data - fine. > I know about

signatures - name+address is *minimum* (was: fast conversion of html mail to text)

2002-09-30 Thread Sven Guckes
* Laurabelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 18:03]: > Just my 2p - I use procmail recipes (and a couple of scripts) to strip > HTML formatting from all legitimate email. The same scripts add a note > to the effect that HTML has been removed; if I want to exchange email > with that person again,

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-26 Thread Laurabelle
On Sep 26 2002, Sven Guckes shared a puddle of experience: Just my 2p - I use procmail recipes (and a couple of scripts) to strip HTML formatting from all legitimate email. The same scripts add a note to the effect that HTML has been removed; if I want to exchange email with that person again,

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-26 Thread Michael Leone
Sven Guckes said: > * Mike Leone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 03:35]: >> > > Actually, I've gotten many non-HTML spams, too. >> > > And I get many valid HTML mail, both >> > > newsletters and private correspondence. >> > has the thought ever struck you that it might be *you*? >> >> Since I know

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-26 Thread Sven Guckes
* Mike Leone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 03:35]: > > > Actually, I've gotten many non-HTML spams, too. > > > And I get many valid HTML mail, both > > > newsletters and private correspondence. > > has the thought ever struck you that it might be *you*? > > Since I know many different people tha

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-25 Thread Mike Leone
* Sven Guckes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote this on 09 25, 02 at 21:26: > * On Sep 25 2002, Erik Christiansen..: > > Of the 2247 advertising spams I've received > > since February, 1899 were html. > > * Laurabelle said: > > Am I the only one who read that as "February 1899" and > > thought "what, th

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-25 Thread Sven Guckes
* On Sep 25 2002, Erik Christiansen..: > Of the 2247 advertising spams I've received > since February, 1899 were html. * Laurabelle said: > Am I the only one who read that as "February 1899" and > thought "what, they had the internet back *then*?" * Michael Leone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-25

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-25 Thread Michael Leone
Laurabelle said: > On Sep 25 2002, Erik Christiansen shared a puddle of experience: > > >> (Of the 2247 advertising spams I've received since February, 1899 >>were html.) > > Am I the only one who read that as "February 1899" and thought "what, > they had the internet back *then*?" Yes, but o

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-25 Thread Laurabelle
On Sep 25 2002, Erik Christiansen shared a puddle of experience: > (Of the 2247 advertising spams I've received since February, 1899 >were html.) Am I the only one who read that as "February 1899" and thought "what, they had the internet back *then*?" Laurabelle -- ASCII silly question, get

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Erik Christiansen
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 07:51:13AM -0600, Charles Cazabon wrote: > Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Christian Ordig
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:36:49PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? let procmail kil

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Thomas E. Dickey
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Benjamin Pflugmann wrote: > Hello. > > On Tue 2002-09-24 at 15:36:49 +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > > mails that happen upon my inbox - what

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Benjamin Pflugmann
Hello. On Tue 2002-09-24 at 15:36:49 +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? Be sure to u

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text - unhtml

2002-09-24 Thread Thomas E. Dickey
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Eric Smith wrote: > bill luecke said: > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:36:49PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > > > > I have the following line in my .mailcap > > > > text/html; unhtml ; copiousoutput > > good answer - apt-get install unhtml on debian > > But it is still almost a sec

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text - unhtml

2002-09-24 Thread Eric Smith
bill luecke said: > On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:36:49PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > > I have the following line in my .mailcap > > text/html; unhtml ; copiousoutput good answer - apt-get install unhtml on debian But it is still almost a second delay. I think i will try and kill this problem with

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread bill luecke
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:36:49PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: I have the following line in my .mailcap text/html; unhtml ; copiousoutput I think the unhtml website is at http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/unhtml/ Then I view the mail as an attachment, and unhtml strips out the tags. Seems instantan

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Patrick
* Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [09-24-02 08:54]: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? I use: text/html; w3m -F

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Johan Almqvist
* Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020924 15:36]: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? Procmail :0 *Content-type

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Sven Guckes
* Eric "old fruit" Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-24 13:44]: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait for > `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html mails that > happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip the tags faster? well - do no

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Thomas E. Dickey
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Eric Smith wrote: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? someone commented on "lynx -dump" r

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Charles Cazabon
Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? Deleting HTML mail unread. It's /muc

Re: fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Ken Weingold
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002, Eric Smith wrote: > I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait > for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html > mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip > the tags faster? Telling people not to send email as

fast conversion of html mail to text

2002-09-24 Thread Eric Smith
I am getting a bit irritated by the second or two I need to wait for `lynx -dump' or similiar to work when viewing the _many_ html mails that happen upon my inbox - what are mutters doing to strip the tags faster? -- Eric Smith