The charset to be used can be overridden by setting the @code{charset}
@acronym{MML} tag (@pxref{MML Definition}) when composing the message.
-The encoding of characters (quoted-printable, 8bit etc) is orthogonal
+The encoding of characters (quoted-printable, 8bit, etc.)@: is orthogonal
to the discussion here, and is controlled by the variables
@code{mm-body-charset-encoding-alist} and
@code{mm-content-transfer-encoding-defaults} (@pxref{Encoding