This is a little Python library (with dependencies included) that demonstrates
how to convert "documents in unknown encodings" into utf-8.

For example:

$ python unidam.py unknownencoding.txt > utf8.txt 

To check it out, do:

$ svn http://ruphus.com/svn/unidam unidam

If you find a file that breaks this pipeline, I'd like to hear about it
(especially if you have a URL):

pathall@gmail.com