Trying to edit an xMail  applescript on 10.6.6  that has been happily doing

  set x to  quoted printable y

(among other things) under 10.4.11 for years  

Now, while it compiles, it seems, y doesn't understand the "quoted printable" message. I tried many variation for "y", including (string y), (text y), (y as string), (y as unicode text),  etc., but no joy in mudville.

I note that Jean-Baptiste has not updated the xMail website since before SnowLeopard, so perhaps his work got zinged by something in that process?

Any light in the dark?

   -brian johnson, university of washington, department of architecture