Re: mail messages with only html
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On 09/13/07 17:36, Richard Lyons wrote:
> This is becoming more of a problem. There is a growing number of firms
> that are incapable of sending out normal emails. They insist on sending
> blank messages with an html attachment only. Of course this is usually
> a sign of spam, and I usually delete such messages without wasting time
> wondering what might be in them. But I do get some messages in this
> form that I want to read, and even keep.
>
> Here is the thought that struck me: could I in principle write a script
> to take such void plus html messages, strip the tags (replacing URLs
> when the href text doesn't have it) and write the bare text back into
> the source email so that I can see it? The html attachment could be left
> in place or discarded, it usually won't matter which. Or would this
> mess up the IMAP or Maildir indexing in some way?
>
> Obviously there are plenty of examples of html-strippers around, but
> generally the output lands up somewhere else, and it would be a great
> help if the missing original message could be inserted so as to be
> viewable while browsing the email folder hierarchy.
Not a direct answer to your question, but if you are using mutt
under X, then there are html viewers that can hook into mutt.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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