diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 18239cd0..1f98c04c 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 Version 1.6 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    * Experimental: When sending quoted-printable notification mails,
+      auto-split after 75 characters.
+      (Ref: http://board.s9y.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16314)
+      
     * Add new template variable to feed*.tpl files to support new 
       plugins like pubsubhubbub, so that plugins can embed data to the
       main XML element (onli)
diff --git a/include/functions.inc.php b/include/functions.inc.php
index c841c6d4..ab75956b 100644
--- a/include/functions.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions.inc.php
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ function serendipity_sendMail($to, $subject, $message, $fromMail, $headers = NUL
         if (LANG_CHARSET == 'UTF-8') {
             if (function_exists('imap_8bit')) {
                 $maildata['headers'][] = 'Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable';
-                $maildata['message']   = str_replace("=\r\n", "", imap_8bit($maildata['message']));
+                $maildata['message']   = imap_8bit($maildata['message']);
             } else {
                 $maildata['headers'][] = 'Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64';
                 $maildata['message']   = chunk_split(base64_encode($maildata['message']));