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> From: BP25 <bp25@riseup.net>
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:24:14 +0000
> 
> I'm choosing which mail composition method to use betweem mailmode
> (sendmail.el) and messagemode (message.el). I wish there were a
> comprehensive compare and contrast on the Emacs manual!
> 
> I gather the main difference is that one provides MIME-support (whatever
> this means).

No, they both support MIME.

message.el is the preferred (and more modern) mode, which is why it is
the default.  So unless you have good reasons to use sendmail.el (for
example, some elaborate setup specific to sendmail.el), our
recommendation is to use message.el, per the default.