mail 2.2.5.1 → 2.2.5.2

data/lib/mail/message.rb

@@ -2,40 +2,40 @@
 module Mail
   # The Message class provides a single point of access to all things to do with an
   # email message.
-  # 
+  #
   # You create a new email message by calling the Mail::Message.new method, or just
   # Mail.new
-  # 
+  #
   # A Message object by default has the following objects inside it:
-  # 
+  #
   # * A Header object which contians all information and settings of the header of the email
   # * Body object which contains all parts of the email that are not part of the header, this
   #   includes any attachments, body text, MIME parts etc.
-  # 
+  #
   # ==Per RFC2822
-  # 
+  #
   #  2.1. General Description
-  # 
+  #
   #   At the most basic level, a message is a series of characters.  A
   #   message that is conformant with this standard is comprised of
   #   characters with values in the range 1 through 127 and interpreted as
   #   US-ASCII characters [ASCII].  For brevity, this document sometimes
   #   refers to this range of characters as simply "US-ASCII characters".
-  # 
+  #
   #   Note: This standard specifies that messages are made up of characters
   #   in the US-ASCII range of 1 through 127.  There are other documents,
   #   specifically the MIME document series [RFC2045, RFC2046, RFC2047,
   #   RFC2048, RFC2049], that extend this standard to allow for values
   #   outside of that range.  Discussion of those mechanisms is not within
   #   the scope of this standard.
-  # 
+  #
   #   Messages are divided into lines of characters.  A line is a series of
   #   characters that is delimited with the two characters carriage-return
   #   and line-feed; that is, the carriage return (CR) character (ASCII
   #   value 13) followed immediately by the line feed (LF) character (ASCII
   #   value 10).  (The carriage-return/line-feed pair is usually written in
   #   this document as "CRLF".)
-  # 
+  #
   #   A message consists of header fields (collectively called "the header
   #   of the message") followed, optionally, by a body.  The header is a
   #   sequence of lines of characters with special syntax as defined in
@@ -43,74 +43,77 @@ module Mail
   #   follows the header and is separated from the header by an empty line
   #   (i.e., a line with nothing preceding the CRLF).
   class Message
-    
+
     include Patterns
     include Utilities
 
     # ==Making an email
-    # 
+    #
     # You can make an new mail object via a block, passing a string, file or direct assignment.
-    # 
+    #
     # ===Making an email via a block
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.new do
     #       from 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     #         to 'you@test.lindsaar.net'
     #    subject 'This is a test email'
     #       body File.read('body.txt')
     #  end
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to_s #=> "From: mikel@test.lindsaar.net\r\nTo: you@...
     #
     # ===Making an email via passing a string
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.new("To: mikel@test.lindsaar.net\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHi there!")
     #  mail.body.to_s #=> 'Hi there!'
     #  mail.subject   #=> 'Hello'
     #  mail.to        #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
-    # 
+    #
     # ===Making an email from a file
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.read('path/to/file.eml')
     #  mail.body.to_s #=> 'Hi there!'
     #  mail.subject   #=> 'Hello'
     #  mail.to        #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
-    # 
+    #
     # ===Making an email via assignment
-    # 
+    #
     # You can assign values to a mail object via four approaches:
-    # 
+    #
     # * Message#field_name=(value)
     # * Message#field_name(value)
     # * Message#['field_name']=(value)
     # * Message#[:field_name]=(value)
-    # 
+    #
     # Examples:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.new
     #  mail['from'] = 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail[:to]    = 'you@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.subject 'This is a test email'
     #  mail.body    = 'This is a body'
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to_s #=> "From: mikel@test.lindsaar.net\r\nTo: you@...
-    # 
+    #
     def initialize(*args, &block)
       @body = nil
+      @body_raw = nil
+      @body_raw_index = nil
+      @separate_parts = false
       @text_part = nil
       @html_part = nil
       @errors = nil
       @header = nil
       @charset = 'UTF-8'
       @defaulted_charset = true
-      
+
       @perform_deliveries = true
       @raise_delivery_errors = true
 
       @delivery_handler = nil
-      
+
       @delivery_method = Mail.delivery_method.dup
-     
+
       @transport_encoding = Mail::Encodings.get_encoding('7bit')
 
       if args.flatten.first.respond_to?(:each_pair)
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ module Mail
       else
         init_with_string(args.flatten[0].to_s.strip)
       end
- 
+
       if block_given?
         instance_eval(&block)
       end
@@ -127,12 +130,12 @@ module Mail
     end
 
     # If you assign a delivery handler, mail will call :deliver_mail on the
-    # object you assign to delivery_handler, it will pass itself as the 
+    # object you assign to delivery_handler, it will pass itself as the
     # single argument.
-    # 
+    #
     # If you define a delivery_handler, then you are responsible for the
     # following actions in the delivery cycle:
-    # 
+    #
     # * Appending the mail object to Mail.deliveries as you see fit.
     # * Checking the mail.perform_deliveries flag to decide if you should
     #   actually call :deliver! the mail object or not.
@@ -140,28 +143,28 @@ module Mail
     #   should raise delivery errors if they occur.
     # * Actually calling :deliver! (with the bang) on the mail object to
     #   get it to deliver itself.
-    # 
+    #
     # A simplest implementation of a delivery_handler would be
-    # 
+    #
     #   class MyObject
     #
     #     def initialize
     #       @mail = Mail.new('To: mikel@test.lindsaar.net')
     #       @mail.delivery_handler = self
     #     end
-    # 
+    #
     #     attr_accessor :mail
-    # 
+    #
     #     def deliver_mail(mail)
     #       yield
     #     end
     #   end
-    # 
+    #
     # Then doing:
-    # 
+    #
     #   obj = MyObject.new
     #   obj.mail.deliver
-    # 
+    #
     # Would cause Mail to call obj.deliver_mail passing itself as a parameter,
     # which then can just yield and let Mail do it's own private do_delivery
     # method.
@@ -176,24 +179,24 @@ module Mail
     #   mail.perform_deliveries = false
     #   mail.deliver                        # Mail::SMTP not called here
     #   Mail.deliveries.size #=> 0
-    # 
+    #
     # If you want to test and query the Mail.deliveries collection to see what
     # mail you sent, you should set perform_deliveries to true and use
     # the :test mail delivery_method:
-    # 
+    #
     #   Mail.deliveries.size #=> 0
     #   mail.delivery_method :test
     #   mail.perform_deliveries = true
     #   mail.deliver
     #   Mail.deliveries.size #=> 1
-    # 
+    #
     # This setting is ignored by mail (though still available as a flag) if you
     # define a delivery_handler
     attr_accessor :perform_deliveries
 
     # If set to false, mail will silently catch and ignore any exceptions
     # raised through attempting to deliver an email.
-    # 
+    #
     # This setting is ignored by mail (though still available as a flag) if you
     # define a delivery_handler
     attr_accessor :raise_delivery_errors
@@ -202,19 +205,19 @@ module Mail
       STDERR.puts("Message#register_for_delivery_notification is deprecated, please call Mail.register_observer instead")
       Mail.register_observer(observer)
     end
-    
+
     def inform_observers
       Mail.inform_observers(self)
     end
-    
+
     def inform_interceptors
       Mail.inform_interceptors(self)
     end
-    
+
     # Delivers an mail object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Examples:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.read('file.eml')
     #  mail.deliver
     def deliver
@@ -228,33 +231,33 @@ module Mail
       self
     end
 
-    # This method bypasses checking perform_deliveries and raise_delivery_errors, 
+    # This method bypasses checking perform_deliveries and raise_delivery_errors,
     # so use with caution.
-    # 
+    #
     # It still however fires callbacks to the observers if they are defined.
-    # 
+    #
     # Returns self
     def deliver!
       delivery_method.deliver!(self)
       inform_observers
       self
     end
-    
+
     def delivery_method(method = nil, settings = {})
       unless method
         @delivery_method
       else
-        @delivery_method = Mail::Configuration.instance.lookup_delivery_method(method).new(settings)
+        @delivery_method = Configuration.instance.lookup_delivery_method(method).new(settings)
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Provides the operator needed for sort et al.
-    # 
+    #
     # Compares this mail object with another mail object, this is done by date, so an
     # email that is older than another will appear first.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail1 = Mail.new do
     #    date(Time.now)
     #  end
@@ -269,41 +272,41 @@ module Mail
         self.date <=> other.date
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Two emails are the same if they have the same fields and body contents. One
     # gotcha here is that Mail will insert Message-IDs when calling encoded, so doing
     # mail1.encoded == mail2.encoded is most probably not going to return what you think
     # as the assigned Message-IDs by Mail (if not already defined as the same) will ensure
     # that the two objects are unique, and this comparison will ALWAYS return false.
-    # 
+    #
     # So the == operator has been defined like so:  Two messages are the same if they have
     # the same content, ignoring the Message-ID field, unless BOTH emails have a defined and
     # different Message-ID value, then they are false.
-    # 
+    #
     # So, in practice the == operator works like this:
-    # 
+    #
     #  m1 = Mail.new("Subject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m2 = Mail.new("Subject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m1 == m2 #=> true
-    # 
+    #
     #  m1 = Mail.new("Subject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m2 = Mail.new("Message-ID: <1234@test>\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m1 == m2 #=> true
-    # 
+    #
     #  m1 = Mail.new("Message-ID: <1234@test>\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m2 = Mail.new("Subject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m1 == m2 #=> true
-    # 
+    #
     #  m1 = Mail.new("Message-ID: <1234@test>\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m2 = Mail.new("Message-ID: <1234@test>\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m1 == m2 #=> true
-    # 
+    #
     #  m1 = Mail.new("Message-ID: <1234@test>\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m2 = Mail.new("Message-ID: <DIFFERENT@test>\r\nSubject: Hello\r\n\r\nHello")
     #  m1 == m2 #=> false
     def ==(other)
       return false unless other.respond_to?(:encoded)
-      
+
       if self.message_id && other.message_id
         result = (self.encoded == other.encoded)
       else
@@ -315,44 +318,44 @@ module Mail
         result
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Provides access to the raw source of the message as it was when it
     # was instantiated. This is set at initialization and so is untouched
     # by the parsers or decoder / encoders
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.new('This is an invalid email message')
     #  mail.raw_source #=> "This is an invalid email message"
     def raw_source
       @raw_source
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the envelope from for the email
     def set_envelope( val )
       @raw_envelope = val
       @envelope = Mail::Envelope.new( val )
     end
-    
+
     # The raw_envelope is the From mikel@test.lindsaar.net Mon May  2 16:07:05 2009
     # type field that you can see at the top of any email that has come
     # from a mailbox
     def raw_envelope
       @raw_envelope
     end
-    
+
     def envelope_from
       @envelope ? @envelope.from : nil
     end
-    
+
     def envelope_date
       @envelope ? @envelope.date : nil
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the header of the message object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.header = 'To: mikel@test.lindsaar.net\r\nFrom: Bob@bob.com'
     #  mail.header #=> <#Mail::Header
     def header=(value)
@@ -361,80 +364,80 @@ module Mail
 
     # Returns the header object of the message object. Or, if passed
     # a parameter sets the value.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail::Message.new('To: mikel\r\nFrom: you')
     #  mail.header #=> #<Mail::Header:0x13ce14 @raw_source="To: mikel\r\nFr...
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.header #=> nil
     #  mail.header 'To: mikel\r\nFrom: you'
     #  mail.header #=> #<Mail::Header:0x13ce14 @raw_source="To: mikel\r\nFr...
     def header(value = nil)
       value ? self.header = value : @header
     end
-    
+
     # Provides a way to set custom headers, by passing in a hash
     def headers(hash = {})
       hash.each_pair do |k,v|
         header[k] = v
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Returns a list of parser errors on the header, each field that had an error
     # will be reparsed as an unstructured field to preserve the data inside, but
     # will not be used for further processing.
-    # 
+    #
     # It returns a nested array of [field_name, value, original_error_message]
     # per error found.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  message = Mail.new("Content-Transfer-Encoding: weirdo\r\n")
     #  message.errors.size #=> 1
     #  message.errors.first[0] #=> "Content-Transfer-Encoding"
     #  message.errors.first[1] #=> "weirdo"
     #  message.errors.first[3] #=> <The original error message exception>
-    # 
+    #
     # This is a good first defence on detecting spam by the way.  Some spammers send
     # invalid emails to try and get email parsers to give up parsing them.
     def errors
       header.errors
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Bcc value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Bcc value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.bcc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.bcc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.bcc << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def bcc( val = nil )
       default :bcc, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Bcc value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -442,40 +445,40 @@ module Mail
     def bcc=( val )
       header[:bcc] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Cc value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Cc value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.cc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.cc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.cc << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def cc( val = nil )
       default :cc, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Cc value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -483,71 +486,71 @@ module Mail
     def cc=( val )
       header[:cc] = val
     end
-    
+
     def comments( val = nil )
       default :comments, val
     end
-    
+
     def comments=( val )
       header[:comments] = val
     end
-    
+
     def content_description( val = nil )
       default :content_description, val
     end
-    
+
     def content_description=( val )
       header[:content_description] = val
     end
-    
+
     def content_disposition( val = nil )
       default :content_disposition, val
     end
-    
+
     def content_disposition=( val )
       header[:content_disposition] = val
     end
-    
+
     def content_id( val = nil )
       default :content_id, val
     end
-    
+
     def content_id=( val )
       header[:content_id] = val
     end
-    
+
     def content_location( val = nil )
       default :content_location, val
     end
-    
+
     def content_location=( val )
       header[:content_location] = val
     end
-    
+
     def content_transfer_encoding( val = nil )
       default :content_transfer_encoding, val
     end
-    
+
     def content_transfer_encoding=( val )
       header[:content_transfer_encoding] = val
     end
-    
+
     def content_type( val = nil )
       default :content_type, val
     end
-    
+
     def content_type=( val )
       header[:content_type] = val
     end
-    
+
     def date( val = nil )
       default :date, val
     end
-    
+
     def date=( val )
       header[:date] = val
     end
-   
+
     def transport_encoding( val = nil)
       if val
         self.transport_encoding = val
@@ -559,40 +562,40 @@ module Mail
     def transport_encoding=( val )
       @transport_encoding = Mail::Encodings.get_encoding(val)
     end
- 
-    # Returns the From value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the From value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.from 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.from 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.from << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def from( val = nil )
       default :from, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the From value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -600,76 +603,76 @@ module Mail
     def from=( val )
       header[:from] = val
     end
-    
+
     def in_reply_to( val = nil )
       default :in_reply_to, val
     end
-    
+
     def in_reply_to=( val )
       header[:in_reply_to] = val
     end
-    
+
     def keywords( val = nil )
       default :keywords, val
     end
-    
+
     def keywords=( val )
       header[:keywords] = val
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the Message-ID of the mail object.  Note, per RFC 2822 the Message ID
     # consists of what is INSIDE the < > usually seen in the mail header, so this method
     # will return only what is inside.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.message_id = '<1234@message.id>'
     #  mail.message_id #=> '1234@message.id'
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the Message-ID by passing a string as a parameter
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.message_id '<1234@message.id>'
     #  mail.message_id #=> '1234@message.id'
     def message_id( val = nil )
       default :message_id, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Message-ID. Note, per RFC 2822 the Message ID consists of what is INSIDE
     # the < > usually seen in the mail header, so this method will return only what is inside.
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.message_id = '<1234@message.id>'
     #  mail.message_id #=> '1234@message.id'
     def message_id=( val )
       header[:message_id] = val
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the MIME version of the email as a string
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.mime_version = '1.0'
     #  mail.mime_version #=> '1.0'
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the MIME version by passing a string as a parameter.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.mime_version '1.0'
     #  mail.mime_version #=> '1.0'
     def mime_version( val = nil )
       default :mime_version, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the MIME version of the email by accepting a string
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.mime_version = '1.0'
     #  mail.mime_version #=> '1.0'
     def mime_version=( val )
       header[:mime_version] = val
     end
-    
+
     def received( val = nil )
       if val
         header[:received] = val
@@ -677,52 +680,52 @@ module Mail
         header[:received]
       end
     end
-    
+
     def received=( val )
       header[:received] = val
     end
-    
+
     def references( val = nil )
       default :references, val
     end
-    
+
     def references=( val )
       header[:references] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Reply-To value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Reply-To value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.reply_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.reply_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.reply_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.reply_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.reply_to 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.reply_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.reply_to 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.reply_to << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.reply_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def reply_to( val = nil )
       default :reply_to, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Reply-To value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.reply_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.reply_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.reply_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -730,81 +733,81 @@ module Mail
     def reply_to=( val )
       header[:reply_to] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Resent-Bcc value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Resent-Bcc value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_bcc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_bcc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_bcc << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def resent_bcc( val = nil )
       default :resent_bcc, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Resent-Bcc value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_bcc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
-    #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']    
+    #  mail.resent_bcc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def resent_bcc=( val )
       header[:resent_bcc] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Resent-Cc value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Resent-Cc value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_cc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_cc 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_cc << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def resent_cc( val = nil )
       default :resent_cc, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Resent-Cc value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_cc #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_cc = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -812,48 +815,48 @@ module Mail
     def resent_cc=( val )
       header[:resent_cc] = val
     end
-    
+
     def resent_date( val = nil )
       default :resent_date, val
     end
-    
+
     def resent_date=( val )
       header[:resent_date] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Resent-From value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Resent-From value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_from ['Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>']
     #  mail.resent_from #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_from 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_from << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def resent_from( val = nil )
       default :resent_from, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Resent-From value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_from #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_from = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -861,28 +864,28 @@ module Mail
     def resent_from=( val )
       header[:resent_from] = val
     end
-    
+
     def resent_message_id( val = nil )
       default :resent_message_id, val
     end
-    
+
     def resent_message_id=( val )
       header[:resent_message_id] = val
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the Resent-Sender value of the mail object, as a single string of an address
     # spec.  A sender per RFC 2822 must be a single address, so you can not append to
     # this address.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_sender = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_sender #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_sender 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_sender #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     def resent_sender( val = nil )
@@ -892,46 +895,46 @@ module Mail
     # Sets the Resent-Sender value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.sender = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.sender #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     def resent_sender=( val )
       header[:resent_sender] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the Resent-To value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the Resent-To value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_to 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_to 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_to << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.resent_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def resent_to( val = nil )
       default :resent_to, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Resent-To value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.resent_to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -939,107 +942,107 @@ module Mail
     def resent_to=( val )
       header[:resent_to] = val
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the return path of the mail object, or sets it if you pass a string
     def return_path( val = nil )
       default :return_path, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the return path of the object
     def return_path=( val )
       header[:return_path] = val
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the Sender value of the mail object, as a single string of an address
     # spec.  A sender per RFC 2822 must be a single address.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.sender = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.sender #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.sender 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.sender #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     def sender( val = nil )
       default :sender, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Sender value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.sender = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.sender #=> 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     def sender=( val )
       header[:sender] = val
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the decoded value of the subject field, as a single string.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.subject = "G'Day mate"
     #  mail.subject #=> "G'Day mate"
     #  mail.subject = '=?UTF-8?Q?This_is_=E3=81=82_string?='
     #  mail.subject #=> "This is あ string"
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.subject "G'Day mate"
     #  mail.subject #=> "G'Day mate"
     def subject( val = nil )
       default :subject, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the Subject value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.subject = '=?UTF-8?Q?This_is_=E3=81=82_string?='
     #  mail.subject #=> "This is あ string"
     def subject=( val )
       header[:subject] = val
     end
-    
-    # Returns the To value of the mail object as an array of strings of 
+
+    # Returns the To value of the mail object as an array of strings of
     # address specs.
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Also allows you to set the value by passing a value as a parameter
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, you can append new addresses to the returned Array like
     # object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.to << 'ada@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net', 'ada@test.lindsaar.net']
     def to( val = nil )
       default :to, val
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the To value of the mail object, pass in a string of the field
     #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.to #=> ['mikel@test.lindsaar.net']
     #  mail.to = 'Mikel <mikel@test.lindsaar.net>, ada@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -1050,7 +1053,7 @@ module Mail
 
     # Returns the default value of the field requested as a symbol.
     #
-    # Each header field has a :default method which returns the most common use case for 
+    # Each header field has a :default method which returns the most common use case for
     # that field, for example, the date field types will return a DateTime object when
     # sent :default, the subject, or unstructured fields will return a decoded string of
     # their value, the address field types will return a single addr_spec or an array of
@@ -1062,63 +1065,56 @@ module Mail
         header[sym].default if header[sym]
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Sets the body object of the message object.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.body = 'This is the body'
     #  mail.body #=> #<Mail::Body:0x13919c @raw_source="This is the bo...
-    # 
+    #
     # You can also reset the body of an Message object by setting body to nil
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.body = 'this is the body'
     #  mail.body.encoded #=> 'this is the body'
     #  mail.body = nil
     #  mail.body.encoded #=> ''
-    # 
+    #
     # If you try and set the body of an email that is a multipart email, then instead
     # of deleting all the parts of your email, mail will add a text/plain part to
     # your email:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.add_file 'somefilename.png'
     #  mail.parts.length #=> 1
     #  mail.body = "This is a body"
     #  mail.parts.length #=> 2
     #  mail.parts.last.content_type.content_type #=> 'This is a body'
     def body=(value)
-      case
-      when value == nil
-        @body = Mail::Body.new('')
-      when @body && @body.multipart?
-        @body << Mail::Part.new(value)
-      else
-        @body = Mail::Body.new(value)
-      end
-      add_encoding_to_body
+      body_lazy(value, 0)
     end
 
     # Returns the body of the message object. Or, if passed
     # a parameter sets the value.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail::Message.new('To: mikel\r\n\r\nThis is the body')
     #  mail.body #=> #<Mail::Body:0x13919c @raw_source="This is the bo...
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.body 'This is another body'
     #  mail.body #=> #<Mail::Body:0x13919c @raw_source="This is anothe...
     def body(value = nil)
       if value
         self.body = value
-        add_encoding_to_body
+#        add_encoding_to_body
       else
+        process_body_raw if @body_raw
         @body
       end
     end
-    
+
     def body_encoding(value)
       if value.nil?
         body.encoding
@@ -1130,12 +1126,12 @@ module Mail
     def body_encoding=(value)
         body.encoding = value
     end
- 
+
     # Returns the list of addresses this message should be sent to by
     # collecting the addresses off the to, cc and bcc fields.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.to = 'mikel@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.cc = 'sam@test.lindsaar.net'
     #  mail.bcc = 'bob@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -1150,27 +1146,27 @@ module Mail
     def from_addrs
       from ? [from].flatten : []
     end
-    
+
     # Returns an array of addresses (the encoded value) in the To field,
     # if no To field, returns an empty array
     def to_addrs
       to ? [to].flatten : []
     end
-    
+
     # Returns an array of addresses (the encoded value) in the Cc field,
     # if no Cc field, returns an empty array
     def cc_addrs
       cc ? [cc].flatten : []
     end
-    
+
     # Returns an array of addresses (the encoded value) in the Bcc field,
     # if no Bcc field, returns an empty array
     def bcc_addrs
       bcc ? [bcc].flatten : []
     end
-    
+
     # Allows you to add an arbitrary header
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
     #
     #  mail['foo'] = '1234'
@@ -1188,7 +1184,7 @@ module Mail
     end
 
     # Allows you to read an arbitrary header
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
     #
     #  mail['foo'] = '1234'
@@ -1196,14 +1192,14 @@ module Mail
     def [](name)
       header[underscoreize(name)]
     end
-    
+
     # Method Missing in this implementation allows you to set any of the
     # standard fields directly as you would the "to", "subject" etc.
-    # 
+    #
     # Those fields used most often (to, subject et al) are given their
-    # own method for ease of documentation and also to avoid the hook 
+    # own method for ease of documentation and also to avoid the hook
     # call to method missing.
-    # 
+    #
     # This will only catch the known fields listed in:
     #
     #  Mail::Field::KNOWN_FIELDS
@@ -1211,29 +1207,29 @@ module Mail
     # as per RFC 2822, any ruby string or method name could pretty much
     # be a field name, so we don't want to just catch ANYTHING sent to
     # a message object and interpret it as a header.
-    # 
+    #
     # This method provides all three types of header call to set, read
     # and explicitly set with the = operator
-    # 
+    #
     # Examples:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.comments = 'These are some comments'
     #  mail.comments #=> 'These are some comments'
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.comments 'These are other comments'
     #  mail.comments #=> 'These are other comments'
-    # 
-    # 
+    #
+    #
     #  mail.date = 'Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:52:37 +0200'
     #  mail.date.to_s #=> 'Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:52:37 +0200'
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.date 'Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:52:37 +0200'
     #  mail.date.to_s #=> 'Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:52:37 +0200'
-    # 
+    #
     #
     #  mail.resent_msg_id = '<1234@resent_msg_id.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_msg_id #=> '<1234@resent_msg_id.lindsaar.net>'
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.resent_msg_id '<4567@resent_msg_id.lindsaar.net>'
     #  mail.resent_msg_id #=> '<4567@resent_msg_id.lindsaar.net>'
     def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
@@ -1248,10 +1244,10 @@ module Mail
           header[field_name] = args.first
         end
       else
-        super # otherwise pass it on 
-      end 
+        super # otherwise pass it on
+      end
       #:startdoc:
-    end 
+    end
 
     # Returns an FieldList of all the fields in the header in the order that
     # they appear in the header
@@ -1276,19 +1272,19 @@ module Mail
     def has_mime_version?
       header.has_mime_version?
     end
-    
+
     def has_content_type?
       !!header[:content_type]
     end
-    
+
     def has_charset?
-      !!(header[:content_type] && header[:content_type].parameters['charset'])
+      !!(has_content_type? && header[:content_type].parameters['charset'])
     end
-    
+
     def has_content_transfer_encoding?
       header[:content_transfer_encoding] && header[:content_transfer_encoding].errors.blank?
     end
-    
+
     def has_transfer_encoding? # :nodoc:
       STDERR.puts(":has_transfer_encoding? is deprecated in Mail 1.4.3.  Please use has_content_transfer_encoding?\n#{caller}")
       has_content_transfer_encoding?
@@ -1298,41 +1294,41 @@ module Mail
     # into the Header.  The MessageIdField object will automatically generate
     # a unique message ID if you try and encode it or output it to_s without
     # specifying a message id.
-    # 
+    #
     # It will preserve the message ID you specify if you do.
     def add_message_id(msg_id_val = '')
       header['message-id'] = msg_id_val
     end
-    
+
     # Creates a new empty Date field and inserts it in the correct order
     # into the Header.  The DateField object will automatically generate
     # DateTime.now's date if you try and encode it or output it to_s without
     # specifying a date yourself.
-    # 
+    #
     # It will preserve any date you specify if you do.
     def add_date(date_val = '')
       header['date'] = date_val
     end
-    
+
     # Creates a new empty Mime Version field and inserts it in the correct order
     # into the Header.  The MimeVersion object will automatically generate
     # set itself to '1.0' if you try and encode it or output it to_s without
     # specifying a version yourself.
-    # 
+    #
     # It will preserve any date you specify if you do.
     def add_mime_version(ver_val = '')
       header['mime-version'] = ver_val
     end
-    
+
     # Adds a content type and charset if the body is US-ASCII
-    # 
+    #
     # Otherwise raises a warning
     def add_content_type
       header[:content_type] = 'text/plain'
     end
 
     # Adds a content type and charset if the body is US-ASCII
-    # 
+    #
     # Otherwise raises a warning
     def add_charset
       if !body.empty?
@@ -1345,9 +1341,9 @@ module Mail
         header[:content_type].parameters['charset'] = @charset
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Adds a content transfer encoding
-    # 
+    #
     # Otherwise raises a warning
     def add_content_transfer_encoding
       if body.only_us_ascii?
@@ -1358,27 +1354,27 @@ module Mail
         header[:content_transfer_encoding] = '8bit'
       end
     end
-    
+
     def add_transfer_encoding # :nodoc:
       STDERR.puts(":add_transfer_encoding is deprecated in Mail 1.4.3.  Please use add_content_transfer_encoding\n#{caller}")
       add_content_transfer_encoding
     end
-    
+
     def transfer_encoding # :nodoc:
       STDERR.puts(":transfer_encoding is deprecated in Mail 1.4.3.  Please use content_transfer_encoding\n#{caller}")
       content_transfer_encoding
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the MIME media type of part we are on, this is taken from the content-type header
     def mime_type
       content_type ? header[:content_type].string : nil
     end
-    
+
     def message_content_type
       STDERR.puts(":message_content_type is deprecated in Mail 1.4.3.  Please use mime_type\n#{caller}")
       mime_type
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the character set defined in the content type field
     def charset
       if @header
@@ -1394,60 +1390,60 @@ module Mail
       @charset = value
       @header.charset = value
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the main content type
     def main_type
       has_content_type? ? header[:content_type].main_type : nil
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the sub content type
     def sub_type
       has_content_type? ? header[:content_type].sub_type : nil
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the content type parameters
     def mime_parameters
       STDERR.puts(':mime_parameters is deprecated in Mail 1.4.3, please use :content_type_parameters instead')
       content_type_parameters
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the content type parameters
     def content_type_parameters
       has_content_type? ? header[:content_type].parameters : nil
     end
-    
+
     # Returns true if the message is multipart
     def multipart?
       has_content_type? ? !!(main_type =~ /^multipart$/i) : false
     end
-    
+
     # Returns true if the message is a multipart/report
     def multipart_report?
       multipart? && sub_type =~ /^report$/i
     end
-    
+
     # Returns true if the message is a multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
     def delivery_status_report?
       multipart_report? && content_type_parameters['report-type'] =~ /^delivery-status$/i
     end
-    
+
     # returns the part in a multipart/report email that has the content-type delivery-status
     def delivery_status_part
       @delivery_stats_part ||= parts.select { |p| p.delivery_status_report_part? }.first
     end
-    
+
     def bounced?
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.bounced?
     end
-    
+
     def action
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.action
     end
-    
+
     def final_recipient
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.final_recipient
     end
-    
+
     def error_status
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.error_status
     end
@@ -1455,59 +1451,59 @@ module Mail
     def diagnostic_code
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.diagnostic_code
     end
-    
+
     def remote_mta
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.remote_mta
     end
-    
+
     def retryable?
       delivery_status_part and delivery_status_part.retryable?
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the current boundary for this message part
     def boundary
       content_type_parameters ? content_type_parameters['boundary'] : nil
     end
-    
+
     # Returns a parts list object of all the parts in the message
     def parts
       body.parts
     end
-    
+
     # Returns an AttachmentsList object, which holds all of the attachments in
     # the receiver object (either the entier email or a part within) and all
     # of it's descendants.
-    # 
+    #
     # It also allows you to add attachments to the mail object directly, like so:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.attachments['filename.jpg'] = File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg')
-    # 
+    #
     # If you do this, then Mail will take the file name and work out the MIME media type
-    # set the Content-Type, Content-Disposition, Content-Transfer-Encoding and 
+    # set the Content-Type, Content-Disposition, Content-Transfer-Encoding and
     # base64 encode the contents of the attachment all for you.
-    # 
+    #
     # You can also specify overrides if you want by passing a hash instead of a string:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail.attachments['filename.jpg'] = {:mime_type => 'application/x-gzip',
     #                                      :content => File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg')}
-    # 
+    #
     # If you want to use a different encoding than Base64, you can pass an encoding in,
     # but then it is up to you to pass in the content pre-encoded, and don't expect
     # Mail to know how to decode this data:
-    # 
+    #
     #  file_content = SpecialEncode(File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg'))
     #  mail.attachments['filename.jpg'] = {:mime_type => 'application/x-gzip',
     #                                      :encoding => 'SpecialEncoding',
     #                                      :content => file_content }
-    # 
+    #
     # You can also search for specific attachments:
-    # 
+    #
     #  # By Filename
     #  mail.attachments['filename.jpg']   #=> Mail::Part object or nil
-    #  
+    #
     #  # or by index
     #  mail.attachments[0]                #=> Mail::Part (first attachment)
-    #  
+    #
     def attachments
       parts.attachments
     end
@@ -1515,7 +1511,7 @@ module Mail
     def has_attachments?
       !attachments.empty?
     end
-    
+
     # Accessor for html_part
     def html_part(&block)
       if block_given?
@@ -1526,7 +1522,7 @@ module Mail
         @html_part || find_first_mime_type('text/html')
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Accessor for text_part
     def text_part(&block)
       if block_given?
@@ -1537,7 +1533,7 @@ module Mail
         @text_part || find_first_mime_type('text/plain')
       end
     end
-    
+
     # Helper to add a html part to a multipart/alternative email.  If this and
     # text_part are both defined in a message, then it will be a multipart/alternative
     # message and set itself that way.
@@ -1550,7 +1546,7 @@ module Mail
       add_multipart_alternate_header unless text_part.blank?
       add_part(@html_part)
     end
-    
+
     # Helper to add a text part to a multipart/alternative email.  If this and
     # html_part are both defined in a message, then it will be a multipart/alternative
     # message and set itself that way.
@@ -1577,9 +1573,9 @@ module Mail
     end
 
     # Allows you to add a part in block form to an existing mail message object
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  mail = Mail.new do
     #    part :content_type => "multipart/alternative", :content_disposition => "inline" do |p|
     #      p.part :content_type => "text/plain", :body => "test text\nline #2"
@@ -1591,26 +1587,26 @@ module Mail
       yield new_part if block_given?
       add_part(new_part)
     end
-    
+
     # Adds a file to the message.  You have two options with this method, you can
     # just pass in the absolute path to the file you want and Mail will read the file,
     # get the filename from the path you pass in and guess the MIME media type, or you
     # can pass in the filename as a string, and pass in the file content as a blob.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  m = Mail.new
     #  m.add_file('/path/to/filename.png')
-    # 
+    #
     #  m = Mail.new
     #  m.add_file(:filename => 'filename.png', :content => File.read('/path/to/file.jpg'))
     #
     # Note also that if you add a file to an existing message, Mail will convert that message
     # to a MIME multipart email, moving whatever plain text body you had into it's own text
     # plain part.
-    # 
+    #
     # Example:
-    # 
+    #
     #  m = Mail.new do
     #    body 'this is some text'
     #  end
@@ -1619,7 +1615,7 @@ module Mail
     #  m.multipart? #=> true
     #  m.parts.first.content_type.content_type #=> 'text/plain'
     #  m.parts.last.content_type.content_type #=> 'image/png'
-    # 
+    #
     # See also #attachments
     def add_file(values)
       convert_to_multipart unless self.multipart? || self.body.decoded.blank?
@@ -1635,7 +1631,7 @@ module Mail
     end
 
     def convert_to_multipart
-      text = @body.decoded
+      text = body.decoded
       self.body = ''
       text_part = Mail::Part.new({:content_type => 'text/plain;',
                                   :body => text})
@@ -1647,7 +1643,7 @@ module Mail
     def ready_to_send!
       identify_and_set_transfer_encoding
       parts.sort!([ "text/plain", "text/enriched", "text/html", "multipart/alternative" ])
-      parts.each do |part| 
+      parts.each do |part|
         part.transport_encoding = transport_encoding
         part.ready_to_send!
       end
@@ -1658,7 +1654,7 @@ module Mail
       STDERR.puts("Deprecated in 1.1.0 in favour of :ready_to_send! as it is less confusing with encoding and decoding.")
       ready_to_send!
     end
-    
+
     # Outputs an encoded string representation of the mail message including
     # all headers, attachments, etc.  This is an encoded email in US-ASCII,
     # so it is able to be directly sent to an email server.
@@ -1669,7 +1665,7 @@ module Mail
       buffer << body.encoded(content_transfer_encoding)
       buffer
     end
-    
+
     def to_s
       encoded
     end
@@ -1700,17 +1696,18 @@ module Mail
     def decode_body
       body.decoded
     end
-    
-    # Returns true if this part is an attachment
+
+    # Returns true if this part is an attachment,
+    # false otherwise.
     def attachment?
-      find_attachment
+      !!find_attachment
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the attachment data if there is any
     def attachment
       @attachment
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the filename of the attachment
     def filename
       find_attachment
@@ -1723,7 +1720,7 @@ module Mail
     def find_first_mime_type(mt)
       all_parts.detect { |p| p.mime_type == mt }
     end
-    
+
   private
 
     #  2.1. General Description
@@ -1733,19 +1730,51 @@ module Mail
     #   this standard. The body is simply a sequence of characters that
     #   follows the header and is separated from the header by an empty line
     #   (i.e., a line with nothing preceding the CRLF).
-    # 
+    #
     # Additionally, I allow for the case where someone might have put whitespace
     # on the "gap line"
     def parse_message
       header_part, body_part = raw_source.split(/#{CRLF}#{WSP}*#{CRLF}/m, 2)
+#      index = raw_source.index(/#{CRLF}#{WSP}*#{CRLF}/m, 2)
+#      self.header = (index) ? header_part[0,index] : nil
+#      lazy_body ( [raw_source, index+1])
       self.header = header_part
       self.body   = body_part
     end
-    
+
     def raw_source=(value)
       @raw_source = value.to_crlf
     end
-    
+
+    # see comments to body=. We take data starting from index and process it lazily
+    def body_lazy(value, index)
+      process_body_raw if @body_raw && value
+      case
+      when value == nil || value.length<=index
+        @body = Mail::Body.new('')
+        @body_raw = nil
+        @body_raw_index = nil
+        add_encoding_to_body
+      when @body && @body.multipart?
+        @body << Mail::Part.new(value[index, value.length-index])
+        add_encoding_to_body
+      else
+        @body_raw = value
+        @body_raw_index = index
+#        process_body_raw
+      end
+    end
+
+
+    def process_body_raw
+       @body = Mail::Body.new(@body_raw[@body_raw_index, @body_raw.length-@body_raw_index])
+       @body_raw = nil
+       @body_raw_index = nil
+      separate_parts if @separate_parts
+
+       add_encoding_to_body
+    end
+
     def set_envelope_header
       if match_data = raw_source.to_s.match(/\AFrom\s(#{TEXT}+)#{CRLF}(.*)/m)
         set_envelope(match_data[1])
@@ -1756,10 +1785,10 @@ module Mail
     def separate_parts
       body.split!(boundary)
     end
-    
+
     def add_encoding_to_body
       if has_content_transfer_encoding?
-        body.encoding = content_transfer_encoding
+        @body.encoding = content_transfer_encoding
       end
     end
 
@@ -1770,10 +1799,10 @@ module Mail
             self.content_transfer_encoding = body.get_best_encoding(@transport_encoding)
         end
     end
-    
+
     def add_required_fields
       add_multipart_mixed_header    unless !body.multipart?
-      @body = Mail::Body.new('')    if body.nil?
+      body = nil                    if body.nil?
       add_message_id                unless (has_message_id? || self.class == Mail::Part)
       add_date                      unless has_date?
       add_mime_version              unless has_mime_version?
@@ -1781,13 +1810,13 @@ module Mail
       add_charset                   unless has_charset?
       add_content_transfer_encoding unless has_content_transfer_encoding?
     end
-    
+
     def add_multipart_alternate_header
       header['content-type'] = ContentTypeField.with_boundary('multipart/alternative').value
       header['content_type'].parameters[:charset] = @charset
       body.boundary = boundary
     end
-    
+
     def add_boundary
       unless body.boundary && boundary
         header['content-type'] = 'multipart/mixed' unless header['content-type']
@@ -1796,7 +1825,7 @@ module Mail
         body.boundary = boundary
       end
     end
-    
+
     def add_multipart_mixed_header
       unless header['content-type']
         header['content-type'] = ContentTypeField.with_boundary('multipart/mixed').value
@@ -1804,13 +1833,14 @@ module Mail
         body.boundary = boundary
       end
     end
-    
+
     def init_with_hash(hash)
       passed_in_options = hash.with_indifferent_access
       self.raw_source = ''
 
       @header = Mail::Header.new
       @body = Mail::Body.new
+      @body_raw = nil
 
       # We need to store the body until last, as we need all headers added first
       body_content = nil
@@ -1833,14 +1863,14 @@ module Mail
         end
       end
     end
-    
+
     def init_with_string(string)
       self.raw_source = string
       set_envelope_header
       parse_message
-      separate_parts if multipart?
+      @separate_parts = multipart?
     end
-    
+
     # Returns the filename of the attachment (if it exists) or returns nil
     def find_attachment
       case
@@ -1865,6 +1895,6 @@ module Mail
         raise e if raise_delivery_errors
       end
     end
-    
+
   end
 end