Yes, that would be possible, but
how to put those attachments back into mail?
So that when a basic user receives mail, he/she does
not even have to know about the conversion going on.
> 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" <41348@xyz.molar.is>
> To: "Brian Schonecker" <41384@xyz.molar.is>
> Cc: <41429@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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>