--- /RFC1522Codec.java	2023-07-05 02:19:42.406119863 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/RFC1522Codec.java	2023-07-05 02:19:42.406119863 +0200
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@
      throws EncoderException, UnsupportedEncodingException  
     {
         if (text == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
+ 
+ 
+ 
         StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
         buffer.append("=?"); 
         buffer.append(charset); 
