+(defun rfc2047-qp-or-base64 ()
+ "Return the type with which to encode the buffer.
+This is either `base64' or `quoted-printable'."
+ (save-excursion
+ (let ((limit (min (point-max) (+ 2000 (point-min))))
+ (n8bit 0))
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (skip-chars-forward "\x20-\x7f\r\n\t" limit)
+ (while (< (point) limit)
+ (incf n8bit)
+ (forward-char 1)
+ (skip-chars-forward "\x20-\x7f\r\n\t" limit))
+ (if (or (< (* 6 n8bit) (- limit (point-min)))
+ ;; Don't base64, say, a short line with a single
+ ;; non-ASCII char when splitting parts by charset.
+ (= n8bit 1))
+ 'quoted-printable
+ 'base64))))
+