.PP
.B mhlist
manipulates MIME (multi-media messages) as specified
-in RFC\-2045 thru RFC\-2049 (See
+in RFC 2045 to RFC 2049 (See
.IR mhbuild (1)).
.PP
The
.PP
A content specification consists of a content type and a subtype.
The initial list of \*(lqstandard\*(rq content types and subtypes can
-be found in RFC\-2046.
+be found in RFC 2046.
.PP
A list of commonly used contents is briefly reproduced here:
.PP
switch must
be used twice: once for message/external-body and once for the content
externally referenced.
+.PP
+The parts of a multipart/alternative part are listed in the reverse
+order of their placement in the message. The listing therefore is
+in decreasing order of preference, as defined in RFC 1521.
.SS "Checking the Contents"
The
.B \-check