[clug] In Kmail how can I turn .DOC to inline HTML?

Andrew Janke a.janke at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 03:19:13 GMT 2007


A while ago I used a procmail filter that would pass such attachments
through antiword.

Nowadays I find google docs the best answer... :)

antiword is still great for dumping text though.


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On 9/13/07, Michael James <clug3 at james.st> wrote:
> Dear Kmail Gurus,
>
> I'm part of an email tree, I get sent messages
>  and send them on to a wider audience.
>
> Some come with Word attachments!  ||8^(
> So I open then in Open Office and save as HTML.
> (That's when OO doesn't crash me down to the bedrock
>   like the bug-compatible Word clone it is.)
>
> How can I make Kmail accept the HTML as the new message?
>
> TIA,
> michaelj
>
> --
>
> PS: Yes it would be a step forward to save as PDF and attach,
>       but that would still require the attachment to be opened.
>         HTML will display inline and get my message read more.
>
> PPS: Yes, I know this isn't the right list but it's a good list,
>  and I'm happy to accept a  Post It To The Ignorant Fn Users List
>  as long as you name the right list.  I could only find Kmail-devel
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