@defvar default-mime-charset
-Symbol to indicate default value of MIME-charset
-(@ref{MIME-charset}).@refill
+Symbol to indicate default value of MIME charset (@ref{MIME charset}).@refill
-It is used when MIME-charset is not specified.@refill
+It is used when MIME charset is not specified.@refill
It is originally variable of APEL.
@end defvar
@defun mime-decode-string string encoding
-@var{string} \e$B$r\e(B @var{encoding} \e$B$H$7$FI|9f$7$?7k2L$rJV$7$^$9!#\e(B
+Decode @var{string} which is encoded in @var{encoding}, and return the
+result.
@end defun
@node Header encoder/decoder, , encoded-word, encoded-word
@section Header encoding/decoding
-@defun eword-encode-header &optional code-conversion separator
+@defun eword-decode-header &optional code-conversion separator
Decode MIME encoded-words in header fields.@refill
-If @var{code-conversion} is @code{nil}, it decodes only encoded-words.
-If it is mime-charset, it decodes non-ASCII bit patterns as the
-mime-charset. Otherwise it decodes non-ASCII bit patterns as the
-default-mime-charset.@refill
+If @var{code-conversion} is @code{nil}, only encoded-words are decoded.
+If @var{code-conversion} is a MIME charset (@ref{MIME charset}),
+non-ASCII bit patterns are decoded as the MIME charset. Otherwise
+non-ASCII bit patterns are decoded as the
+@code{default-mime-charset}. (cf. @ref{entity formatting}) @refill
-If @var{separator} is not nil, it is used as header separator.
+If @var{separator} is not @code{nil}, it is used as header separator.
@end defun
Encode header fields to network representation, such as MIME
encoded-word.@refill
-It refer variable @code{eword-field-encoding-method-alist}.
+Each field is encoded as corresponding method specified by variable
+@code{eword-field-encoding-method-alist}.
@end defun
+@defvar eword-field-encoding-method-alist
+
+Association list to specify field encoding method. Each element looks
+like (FIELD . METHOD).@refill
+
+If METHOD is @code{mime}, the FIELD will be encoded into MIME format
+(encoded-word).@refill
+
+If METHOD is @code{nil}, the FIELD will not be encoded.@refill
+
+If METHOD is a MIME charset, the FIELD will be encoded as the charset
+when it must be convert into network-code.@refill
+
+Otherwise the FIELD will be encoded as variable
+@code{default-mime-charset} when it must be convert into network-code.
+@end defvar
+
+
@node custom, Appendix, encoded-word, Top
@chapter Various Customization