Converting Email Attachments

This can be a pain in the ass, but sometimes invoking metamail manually works when exmh (or some other mail client) can't seem to deal with an attached file. (You might also try munpack, though I haven't used it myself). Try the following:

• put content of attachment in a file; have the file start with the weird garbage line followed by the ``Content-`` lines and then the content and concluding with the final weird garbage line; here's an example file:

---_=_NextPart_001_01C24A3B.286C482D
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name=asatm-99131r2.pdf
Content-Description: asatm-99131r2.pdf
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=asatm-99131r2.pdf
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
 
JVBERi0xLjMKJeLjz9MNCjEgMCBvYmoKPDwKL1Byb2R1Y2VyIChBY3JvYmF0IERpc3RpbGxlciA0
LjA1IGZvciBXaW5kb3dzKQovQ3JLyxRpb25EYXRlIChEOjIwMDIwNzI5MTIyOTAxKQovVGl0bGUg
KEFTQVRNLTk5MTMxUjIuRFZJKQovQXV0aG9yIChEci4gTWlya28gSmFuYyBcKFRlY2ggVHlwZXNl
dFwpIDQyNyAxOTk5IEZlYiAxNSAxNTozMzoyOSkKL1N1YmplY3QgKFRlWCBvdXRwdXQgMjAwMi4w
NzdjZjVjNmE5NzE2ZjFkZTAxY2E2YmU4MmI3NzY4Njc+PDc3Y2Y1YzZhOTcxNmYxZGUwMWNhNmJl
ODJiNzc2ODY3Pl0KPj4Kc3RhcnR4cmVmCjE2NjcwNgolJUVPRgo=
 
---_=_NextPart_001_01C24A3B.286C482D-

• then run:
  • >metamail file > newfile