+If
+.B \-automime
+is given,
+.B burst
+will try to determine if the message is formatted with MIME and contains MIME parts of
+type \*(lqmessage/rfc822\*(rq. If it does, it will burst the message using MIME
+formatting rules. The
+.B \-mime
+switch can be used to enforce the use of MIME formatting. The
+.B \-nomime
+switch will force
+.B burst
+to use RFC 934 rules.
+.PP