[MlMt] Plist confusion: How can I convert my binary plist files into the current default JSON-like format?

[Bill Cole]

On 2025-07-30 at 08:34:42 UTC-0400 (Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:34:42 -0400)
Bill Cole <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
is rumored to have said:

> On 2025-07-29 at 20:54:13 UTC-0400 (Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:54:13 +1000)
> leo <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> is rumored to have said:
[...]
>> **How can I convert my binary plist files into the JSON-like format 
>> the default files use?**
>
> As far as I know, there is no way. MailMate does understand the 'xml1' 
> format produced by plutil.

HOWEVER: the 'defaults' tool still emits the old NeXT plist format. It 
may be possible to convert a file by importing it with defaults and then 
reading it back out, but I have not tried it.

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