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- When the program decodes a message (or its part), it consults
-Content-Type header. The content type is searched in all 4 lists, in order
-"text-binary-ignore-error". If found, appropriate action performed. If not
-found, the program search the same lists for "type/*" mask (the type of
-"text/html" is just "text"). If found, appropriate action performed. If not
-found, the program search the same lists for "*/*" mask. If found,
-appropriate action performed. If not found, the program uses default
-action, which is to decode everything to text (if mailcap specifies
-a filter).
+ When the program decodes a message (non-MIME or a non-multipart subpart of a
+ MIME message), it consults Content-Type header. The content type is searched
+ in all 4 lists, in order "text-binary-ignore-error". If found, appropriate
+ action performed. If not found, the program search the same lists for
+ "type/*" mask (the type of "text/html" is just "text"). If found,
+ appropriate action performed. If not found, the program search the same
+ lists for "*/*" mask. If found, appropriate action performed. If not found,
+ the program uses default action, which is to decode everything to text (if
+ mailcap specifies a filter).
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