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- From: m23364@mwunix (James Meritt)
- Subject: text filter
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.162807.16100@linus.mitre.org>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:28:07 GMT
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- Is there a filter already made that could be used on an ASCII file to
- strip out the various special characters used by more and such
- i.e. the underline, bold,.... so I can get just the text? I want to
- import the file to a VERY dissimilar system that eats the underlines.
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- James W. Meritt: m23364@mwunix.mitre.org - or - jmeritt@rod.mitre.org
- The opinions above are mine. If anyone else wants to share them, fine.
- They may say so if they wish. The facts "belong" to noone and simply are.
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