.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
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