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Subject:Re: Q: Converting Word Doc to ASCII for E-Mailing From:Patrick O'Connell <OCONNELL -at- DEV -dot- EICON -dot- QC -dot- CA> Date:Sat, 23 Oct 1993 11:20:00 PDT
Nice of Dave to tell us uuencode/uudecode exists for most platforms, but
there's also the question of where to get it...
If you're using an IBM-compatible: anonymous ftp to OAK.Oakland.Edu
(141.210.10.117) and look in /pub/msdos/txtutl or maybe /pub/msdos/uucp. In
all directories under /pub/msdos the file 00-index.txt, which usually
appears at the top, contains an up-to-date index of that directory's
contents. You can simply:
ftp>get 00-index.txt
-OR-
ftp>get 00-index.txt /dev/tty
...if your FTP access point is a Unix system. This last retreives the
textfile to your screen rather than a file; cool if you're in a hurry, and
have the ability to scroll back through screen output.
If you're using a Macintosh: same site, try the directories under
/pub2/macintosh. I'm not sure, but I think the 00-index.txt thing applies in
these file areas as well.
Patrick O'Connell
Technical Writer
Eicon Technology Corporation
2196 32nd Ave., Lachine, Quebec, Canada, H8T 3H7
Internet: patricko -at- eicon -dot- qc -dot- ca
Tel: (B) 514-631-2592 (H) 514-482-9279
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To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Q: Converting Word Doc to ASCII for E-Mailing
Date: Friday, October 22, 1993 6:21PM
On 22 Oct 1993 20:23:59 GMT debbien.llnl.gov (Debbie N.) writes:
>I have a document that is formatted in Word (rather elaborately). The
>information needs to be converted to ASCII and e-mailed to various places.
>Currently, the document is typed with only hypens and caps for formatting
>and then e-mailed. It is then formatted in Word for a nice looking printed
>copy.
>Has anyone devised an easier/quicker way to do this?
Are you uuencoding for the binary -> ASCII conversion? It's a great way
to send binary info via email.
uuencoders are available on most platforms/OS these days.
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