diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 027c7e4fb18..e43d56792d8 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-11-29  Dave Love  <fx@gnu.org>
+
+	* qp.el (quoted-printable-decode-region): Use error, not message
+	to report malformed text (like base64).  Amend message.
+
 2000-11-29  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>
 
 	* message.el (message-header-lines): Fontify tag.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/qp.el b/lisp/gnus/qp.el
index c1ceac88cef..cb0b4bb4a7e 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/qp.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/qp.el
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ coding-system."
 		   (unless (eq byte ?=)
 		     (backward-char))))
 		(t
-		 (message "Malformed MIME quoted-printable message")
+		 (error "Malformed quoted-printable text")
 		 (forward-char)))))
       (if coding-system
 	  (mm-decode-coding-region (point-min) (point-max) coding-system)))))