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@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ Here are the methods of the :class:`Message` class:
:mailheader:`Content-Type` header. Anything else will generate a
:exc:`TypeError`.
- The message will be assumed to be of type :mimetype:`text/\*` encoded with
- *charset.input_charset*. It will be converted to *charset.output_charset*
- and encoded properly, if needed, when generating the plain text
+ The message will be assumed to be of type :mimetype:`text/\*`, with the
+ payload either in unicode or encoded with *charset.input_charset*.
+ It will be encoded or converted to *charset.output_charset*
+ and transfer encoded properly, if needed, when generating the plain text
representation of the message. MIME headers (:mailheader:`MIME-Version`,
:mailheader:`Content-Type`, :mailheader:`Content-Transfer-Encoding`) will
be added as needed.