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6.3. Mail reader handling of incorrectly formed encoded-words
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6.3. Mail reader handling of incorrectly formed encoded-words
6.3. Mail reader handling of incorrectly formed encoded-words
It is possible that an encoded-word that is legal according to the
syntax defined in section 2, is incorrectly formed according to the
rules for the encoding being used. For example:
- An encoded-word which contains characters which are not legal for
a particular encoding (for example, a '-' in the "B" encoding),
is incorrectly formed.
- Any encoded-word which encodes a non-integral number of
characters or octets is incorrectly formed.
A mail reader need not attempt to display the text associated with an
encoded-word that is incorrectly formed. However, a mail reader MUST
NOT prevent the display or handling of a message because an encoded-
word is incorrectly formed.
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