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@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ decoded. Various components in the output,
will be delimited by easily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a
Control-L character (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and
then either an opening or closing brace, ('{' or '}'), to either open
-or close the component.
+or close the component. For a multipart MIME message, these parts will
+be nested.
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
@@ -268,8 +269,9 @@ or close the component.
The output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation (JSON). This
format is more robust than the text format for automated
-processing. JSON output always includes all messages in a matching
-thread; in effect
+processing. The nested structure of multipart MIME messages is
+reflected in nested JSON output. JSON output always includes all
+messages in a matching thread; in effect
.B \-\-format=json
implies
.B \-\-entire\-thread