Antiword Instructions
We have a package called antiword installed for reading word files. You can
save the .doc attachment and then run antiword -t file.doc to view
the file.
You can add the following line to your .mailcap file to automatically open .doc files inside your mail program.
application/msword;xterm -e /bin/sh -c "antiword -t %s| less";
Antiword does not cope with pictures or other more complex kinds of objects.