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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 876a44be..a1f293da 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1330,13 +1330,14 @@ Status line in it has been seen. (Note: the empty Status lines inserted by some buggy POP servers are unconditionally discarded.) .PP The `mimedecode' option controls whether MIME messages using the -quoted-printable encoding are automatically converted into pure -8-bit data. If you are delivering mail to an ESMTP-capable, -8-bit-clean listener (that includes all of the major programs -like sendmail), then this will automatically convert quoted-printable -message headers and data into 8-bit data, making it easier to -understand when reading mail. If your e-mail programs know how to -deal with MIME messages, then this option is not needed. +quoted-printable encoding are automatically converted into pure 8-bit +data. If you are delivering mail to an ESMTP-capable, 8-bit-clean +listener (that includes all of the major MTAs like sendmail), then +this will automatically convert quoted-printable message headers and +data into 8-bit data, making it easier to understand when reading +mail. If your e-mail programs know how to deal with MIME messages, +then this option is not needed (but does no harm). The mimedecode +option is on by default. .PP The `properties' option is an extension mechanism. It takes a string argument, which is ignored by fetchmail itself. The string argument may be |