diff --git a/src/mime/field.rs b/src/mime/field.rs
index 3b17bcb..0f9ec2d 100644
--- a/src/mime/field.rs
+++ b/src/mime/field.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub fn content(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Content> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::mime::r#type::*;
+    use crate::mime::mime::*;
     use crate::mime::charset::EmailCharset;
     use crate::text::misc_token::MIMEWord;
     use crate::text::quoted::QuotedString;
diff --git a/src/mime/mechanism.rs b/src/mime/mechanism.rs
index f22f277..5cf8dbe 100644
--- a/src/mime/mechanism.rs
+++ b/src/mime/mechanism.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use nom::{
 use crate::text::whitespace::cfws;
 use crate::text::words::mime_atom as token;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub enum Mechanism<'a> {
+    #[default]
     _7Bit,
     _8Bit,
     Binary,
diff --git a/src/mime/mime.rs b/src/mime/mime.rs
index a7deb11..b9bdcf4 100644
--- a/src/mime/mime.rs
+++ b/src/mime/mime.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ use crate::mime::mechanism::Mechanism;
 use crate::rfc5322::identification::MessageID;
 use crate::text::misc_token::Unstructured;
 use crate::mime::field::Content;
+use crate::mime::charset::EmailCharset;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub struct MIME<'a> {
-    pub content_type: Option<NaiveType<'a>>,
-    pub content_transfer_encoding: Option<Mechanism<'a>>,
-    pub content_id: Option<MessageID<'a>>,
-    pub content_description: Option<Unstructured<'a>>,
+    pub part_type: Type,
+    pub transfer_encoding: Mechanism<'a>,
+    pub id: Option<MessageID<'a>>,
+    pub description: Option<Unstructured<'a>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> FromIterator<Content<'a>> for MIME<'a> {
@@ -18,13 +19,133 @@ impl<'a> FromIterator<Content<'a>> for MIME<'a> {
             MIME::default(),
             |mut section, field| {
                 match field {
-                    Content::Type(v) => section.content_type = Some(v),
-                    Content::TransferEncoding(v) => section.content_transfer_encoding = Some(v),
-                    Content::ID(v) => section.content_id = Some(v),
-                    Content::Description(v) => section.content_description = Some(v),
+                    Content::Type(v) => section.part_type = v.to_type(),
+                    Content::TransferEncoding(v) => section.transfer_encoding = v,
+                    Content::ID(v) => section.id = Some(v),
+                    Content::Description(v) => section.description = Some(v),
                 };
                 section
             }
         )
     }
 }
+
+// -------- TYPE
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Type {
+    // Composite types
+    Multipart(Multipart),
+    Message(Message),
+
+    // Discrete types
+    Text(Text),
+    Binary,
+}
+impl Default for Type {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Text(Text::default())
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> From<&'a NaiveType<'a>> for Type {
+    fn from(nt: &'a NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
+        match nt.main.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
+            b"multipart" => Multipart::try_from(nt).map(Self::Multipart).unwrap_or(Self::default()),
+            b"message" => Self::Message(Message::from(nt)),
+            b"text" => Self::Text(Text::from(nt)),
+            _ => Self::Binary,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Multipart {
+    pub subtype: MultipartSubtype,
+    pub boundary: String,
+}
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a NaiveType<'a>> for Multipart {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(nt: &'a NaiveType<'a>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        nt.params.iter()
+            .find(|x| x.name.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() == b"boundary")
+            .map(|boundary| Multipart {
+                subtype: MultipartSubtype::from(nt),
+                boundary: boundary.value.to_string(),
+            })
+            .ok_or(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum MultipartSubtype {
+    Alternative,
+    Mixed,
+    Digest,
+    Parallel,
+    Report,
+    Unknown,
+}
+impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for MultipartSubtype {
+    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
+        match nt.sub.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
+            b"alternative" => Self::Alternative,
+            b"mixed" => Self::Mixed,
+            b"digest" => Self::Digest,
+            b"parallel" => Self::Parallel,
+            b"report" => Self::Report,
+            _ => Self::Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Message {
+    RFC822,
+    Partial,
+    External,
+    Unknown,
+}
+impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for Message {
+    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
+        match nt.sub.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
+            b"rfc822" => Self::RFC822,
+            b"partial" => Self::Partial,
+            b"external" => Self::External,
+            _ => Self::Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
+pub struct Text {
+    pub subtype: TextSubtype,
+    pub charset: EmailCharset,
+}
+impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for Text {
+    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            subtype: TextSubtype::from(nt),
+            charset: nt.params.iter()
+                .find(|x| x.name.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() == b"charset")
+                .map(|x| EmailCharset::from(x.value.to_string().as_bytes()))
+                .unwrap_or(EmailCharset::US_ASCII),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
+pub enum TextSubtype {
+    #[default]
+    Plain,
+    Html,
+    Unknown,
+}
+impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for TextSubtype {
+    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
+        match nt.sub.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
+            b"plain" => Self::Plain,
+            b"html" => Self::Html,
+            _ => Self::Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/mime/type.rs b/src/mime/type.rs
index 2ac51b6..a1cc1dc 100644
--- a/src/mime/type.rs
+++ b/src/mime/type.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use nom::{
     IResult,
 };
 
-use crate::mime::charset::EmailCharset;
 use crate::text::misc_token::{MIMEWord, mime_word};
 use crate::text::words::{mime_atom};
+use crate::mime::mime::{Type};
 
 // --------- NAIVE TYPE
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -39,130 +39,13 @@ pub fn parameter_list(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Vec<Parameter>> {
     many0(preceded(tag(";"), parameter))(input)
 }
 
-// -------- TYPE
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum Type {
-    // Composite types
-    Multipart(Multipart),
-    Message(Message),
-
-    // Discrete types
-    Text(Text),
-    Binary,
-}
-impl Default for Type {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::Text(Text::default())
-    }
-}
-impl<'a> From<&'a NaiveType<'a>> for Type {
-    fn from(nt: &'a NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
-        match nt.main.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
-            b"multipart" => Multipart::try_from(nt).map(Self::Multipart).unwrap_or(Self::default()),
-            b"message" => Self::Message(Message::from(nt)),
-            b"text" => Self::Text(Text::from(nt)),
-            _ => Self::Binary,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Multipart {
-    pub subtype: MultipartSubtype,
-    pub boundary: String,
-}
-impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a NaiveType<'a>> for Multipart {
-    type Error = ();
-
-    fn try_from(nt: &'a NaiveType<'a>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        nt.params.iter()
-            .find(|x| x.name.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() == b"boundary")
-            .map(|boundary| Multipart {
-                subtype: MultipartSubtype::from(nt),
-                boundary: boundary.value.to_string(),
-            })
-            .ok_or(())
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum MultipartSubtype {
-    Alternative,
-    Mixed,
-    Digest,
-    Parallel,
-    Report,
-    Unknown,
-}
-impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for MultipartSubtype {
-    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
-        match nt.sub.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
-            b"alternative" => Self::Alternative,
-            b"mixed" => Self::Mixed,
-            b"digest" => Self::Digest,
-            b"parallel" => Self::Parallel,
-            b"report" => Self::Report,
-            _ => Self::Unknown,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum Message {
-    RFC822,
-    Partial,
-    External,
-    Unknown,
-}
-impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for Message {
-    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
-        match nt.sub.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
-            b"rfc822" => Self::RFC822,
-            b"partial" => Self::Partial,
-            b"external" => Self::External,
-            _ => Self::Unknown,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
-pub struct Text {
-    pub subtype: TextSubtype,
-    pub charset: EmailCharset,
-}
-impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for Text {
-    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            subtype: TextSubtype::from(nt),
-            charset: nt.params.iter()
-                .find(|x| x.name.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() == b"charset")
-                .map(|x| EmailCharset::from(x.value.to_string().as_bytes()))
-                .unwrap_or(EmailCharset::US_ASCII),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
-pub enum TextSubtype {
-    #[default]
-    Plain,
-    Html,
-    Unknown,
-}
-impl<'a> From<&NaiveType<'a>> for TextSubtype {
-    fn from(nt: &NaiveType<'a>) -> Self {
-        match nt.sub.to_ascii_lowercase().as_slice() {
-            b"plain" => Self::Plain,
-            b"html" => Self::Html,
-            _ => Self::Unknown,
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::mime::charset::EmailCharset;
     use crate::text::quoted::QuotedString;
+    use crate::mime::mime::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_parameter() {
diff --git a/src/part/part.rs b/src/part/part.rs
index e86554d..e5c6447 100644
--- a/src/part/part.rs
+++ b/src/part/part.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Part<'a> {
 pub fn message() -> IResult<&[u8], Part> {
 }
 
-pub fn multipart<'a>(ctype: Type) -> impl Fn(&'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], Part<'a>> {
+pub fn multipart<'a>(ctype: Multipart) -> impl Fn(&'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], Part<'a>> {
     move |input: &[u8]| {
         let (mut input_loop, _) = preamble(ctype.boundary)(input)?;
         let mut parts: Vec<Part> = vec![];
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ pub fn multipart<'a>(ctype: Type) -> impl Fn(&'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], Part
             };
 
             // parse mime headers
-            header(content)(input)?;
+            let (input, fields) = header_in_boundaries(ctype.boundary, content)(input)?;
+            let mime = fields.to_mime();
+            match mime.
 
             // based on headers, parse part
 
@@ -72,33 +74,6 @@ pub fn preamble<'a>(bound: &'a [u8]) -> impl Fn(&'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], &
 
 // FIXME parse email here
 
-
-// Returns Ok even if an error is encountered while parsing
-// the different mimes.
-pub fn multipart<'a>(bound: &'a [u8]) -> impl Fn(&'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], Vec<&'a [u8]>> {
-    move |input: &[u8]| {
-        let (mut input_loop, _) = preamble(bound)(input)?;
-        let mut parts: Vec<&[u8]> = vec![];
-        loop {
-            let input = match boundary(bound)(input_loop) {
-                Err(_) => return Ok((input_loop, parts)),
-                Ok((inp, Delimiter::Last)) => return Ok((inp, parts)),
-                Ok((inp, Delimiter::Next)) => inp,
-            };
-
-            let input = match part(bound)(input) {
-                Err(_) => return Ok((input, parts)),
-                Ok((inp, part)) => {
-                    parts.push(part);
-                    inp
-                }
-            };
-
-            input_loop = input;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;