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Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> I'm thinking that perhaps it's a mistake to decide whether to QP or
> base64 things based on efficiency.  Does all software know how to
> decode a QP-d picture?  I would kinda be surprised if that were the
> case... 

Maybe all attachments should be base64 encoded whereas you do the
normal (efficiency) check for inline parts.  Would that be a suitable
heuristic? 

kai
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I like BOTH kinds of music.