From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/3906 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Don Saklad Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Plain text ASCII. Boston City Hall. Date: 21 Jun 2004 05:25:25 -0400 Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138669935 20923 80.91.229.2 (31 Jan 2006 01:12:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:12:15 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: nobody Tue Jan 17 17:32:56 2006 Original-Path: quimby.gnus.org!newsfeed1.e.nsc.no!nsc.no!nextra.com!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed.icl.net!newspump.monmouth.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus Original-X-Trace: grapevine.lcs.mit.edu 1087809925 36146 128.30.16.13 (21 Jun 2004 09:25:25 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@lcs.mit.edu Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:25:25 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-Xref: bridgekeeper.physik.uni-ulm.de gnus-emacs-gnus:4047 Original-Lines: 38 X-Gnus-Article-Number: 4047 Tue Jan 17 17:32:56 2006 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:3906 Archived-At: a. How might I set up a free public service with the public notices of Boston City Council Committees Public Hearings that the council distributes merely by email in microsoft word format ?... Ironically, the council has been unwilling to see how to distribute public notices in plain text ascii b. Would there be something like a list server that would automatically convert forwarded public notices in microsoft word format and make them readable on the web?... I get the microsoft word formatted notices in rmail in emacs and could forward them regularly, if necessary. It is the converting to plain text ascii that is the difficulty. c. Or would there be another way for me to forward the microsoft word formatted notices to a web link where anyone would be able to check the current and archived notices?... I could get an email address submitted on the email list that would effect forwarding of the microsoft word public notices automatically. The council public notices full text are not available on the web. A screwy calendar of public hearings dates is available but its difficult to navigate and does not include the full text of the notice, only time, location and minimal descriptor keywords. http://cityofboston.gov/citycouncil If any of you kind folks out there would, please ask for the emailings of public notices of city council committee hearings, take a look at the microsoft word formatting and let me know any ideas, hints, tips or pointers for setting up plain text ascii formatting on a web link or how to set up a listserver type thing and its archives. To subscribe or or unsubscribe email: ann.hess at cityofboston.gov subscribe public notices city council committee hearings unsubscribe public notices city council committee hearings