On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 08:38:18AM -0700, Bob George wrote: > "Howard Eisenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [...] > > While I don't see the point in converting them to SOUP, if you > > really want to use a SOUP reader, one way to convert them is to > > split them into individual messages and use the above-mentioned > > x_spool utility. > > Not sure if this'll be helpful to you guys, but under Linux/BSD, the > "formail" utility is handy for converting Unix mail files into individual > message files, or for converting non-standard formats into Unix standard. > Might be handy if you're batching the conversion process.
Also handy for "splitting" digests. However, I was offering a DOS solution. To split the mailboxes in DOS, I used the GNU "csplit" utility. In any case, I really think we may be over-complicating things. In general, one uses a SOUP or QWK reader if one is transferring SOUP packets (from a unix shell account) or QWK packets (from a BBS), and a standard mail reader if one is transferring mail via POP/SMTP. While it is possible, using various hacks, to convert unix mailboxes to SOUP or SOUP to unix mailboxes on your PC, it really shouldn't be necessary. As far as Linux goes, there shouldn't be any problem handling mail (and news) using standard unix programs. This goes for many other things as well. While there are lots of things that are over my head, for the basic stuff, I found moving from DOS to Linux, almost a relief. Howard E. -- <http://www.ncf.ca/~ag221/> To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
