Respect the 75-character limit for "encoded words" when doing RFC 2047

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-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.29 2004/11/17 14:32:25 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.30 2004/11/17 15:21:10 ph10 Exp $
 
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     is then used to implement four new variables: $spool_space, $log_space,
     $spool_inodes, and $log_inodes.
 
+32. The RFC2047 encoding function was originally intended for short strings
+    such as real names; it was not keeping to the 75-character limit for
+    encoded words that the RFC imposes. It now respects the limit, and
+    generates multiple encoded words if necessary. To be on the safe side, I
+    have increased the buffer size for the ${rfc2047: expansion operator from
+    1024 to 2048 bytes.
+
 
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