if (reply_ct->c_reqencoding == CE_UNKNOWN &&
reply_ct->c_type == CT_TEXT) {
/* Assume that 8bit is sufficient (for text). In other words,
- don't allow it to be encoded as quoted printable if lines are
- too long. */
+ don't allow it to be encoded as quoted printable if lines
+ are too long. This also sidesteps the check for whether
+ it needs to be encoded as binary; instead, it relies on
+ the applicable mhbuild-convert-text directive to ensure
+ that the resultant text is not binary. */
reply_ct->c_reqencoding = eightbit ? CE_8BIT : CE_7BIT;
}
}
if ((*text_plain_ct)->c_reqencoding == CE_UNKNOWN) {
/* Assume that 8bit is sufficient (for text). In other words,
don't allow it to be encoded as quoted printable if lines
- are too long. */
+ are too long. This also sidesteps the check for whether
+ it needs to be encoded as binary; instead, it relies on
+ the applicable mhbuild-convert-text directive to ensure
+ that the resultant text is not binary. */
(*text_plain_ct)->c_reqencoding =
eightbit ? CE_8BIT : CE_7BIT;
}