Could you 'quarantine' all of your DOC extension files and then have the
procmail script fire off the Word2PDF conversion utility?
B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sampo Nurmentaus" <41262@xyz.molar.is>
To: "Brian Schonecker" <41217@xyz.molar.is>
Cc: <41298@xyz.molar.is>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [anomy-list]: Converting word docs to pdf
>
> Sounds quite reasonable when you have a windows machine
> from which you want to print from.
>
> I don't have one so the problem is that incoming email
> including word docs must be manually converted with
> wcPDF to PDF files. Well, not a big challange for me
> espesially when most of word docs sent to me contain
> no usefull payload. But my mailserver is also
> servin my borther and father both using windoze. So
> converting .docs to pdfs would absolutely disable
> all the macroviruses sent to them. And also would ease
> my life.
>
> So problem is how to mangle an attachment in incoming
> mail while keeping ms word as far away from me as possible :-)
>
> wcPDF does some nice work on this era but in addition to manglin
> attacment it should also be renamed if mangling goes ok. If it
> doesn't it should be dropped. Or something like that.
>
> SaBe
>
> > I've had a lot of responses for my "Print to PDF" mini-howto.
> >
> > Here is a zipped up copy of what you'll need to get started.
> >
> > ftp://ftp.one.net/pub/users/bschonec/ps2pdf.zip
> >
> >
> > Please note. This "how to" is _very_ MINI.
> >
> > It assumes you know how to add Linux LPD printers, edit the printcap
file,
> > etc.
> >
> > If you need help, I'll do my best but I'll be incommunicado for a few
days
> > so be patient.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
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