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diff --git a/Doc/lib/emailgenerator.tex b/Doc/lib/emailgenerator.tex
index 96eb2687a9..330abc0d41 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/emailgenerator.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/emailgenerator.tex
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ mailbox format files.
Optional \var{maxheaderlen} specifies the longest length for a
non-continued header. When a header line is longer than
\var{maxheaderlen} (in characters, with tabs expanded to 8 spaces),
-the header will be broken on semicolons and continued as per
-\rfc{2822}. If no semicolon is found, then the header is left alone.
-Set to zero to disable wrapping headers. Default is 78, as
+the header will be split as defined in the \module{email.Header}
+class. Set to zero to disable header wrapping. The default is 78, as
recommended (but not required) by \rfc{2822}.
\end{classdesc}