# self._handle_<maintype>_<subtype>(). If there's no handler for the
# full MIME type, then dispatch to self._handle_<maintype>(). If
# that's missing too, then dispatch to self._writeBody().
- ctype = msg.get_type()
- if ctype is None:
- # No Content-Type: header so use the default type, which must be
- # either text/plain or message/rfc822.
- ctype = msg.get_default_type()
- assert ctype in ('text/plain', 'message/rfc822')
+ ctype = msg.get_content_type()
# We do have a Content-Type: header.
main, sub = ctype.split('/')
specific = UNDERSCORE.join((main, sub)).replace('-', '_')