MIME::Decoder::Base64(3U)ser Contributed Perl DocumentatiMoInME::Decoder::Base64(3)

NAME
       MIME::Decoder::Base64 - encode/decode a "base64" stream

SYNOPSIS
       A generic decoder object; see MIME::Decoder for usage.

DESCRIPTION
       A MIME::Decoder subclass for the "base64" encoding.  The name was
       chosen to jibe with the pre-existing MIME::Base64 utility package,
       which this class actually uses to translate each chunk.

       +o   When ddeeccooddiinngg, the input is read one line at a time.  The input
           accumulates in an internal buffer, which is decoded in
           multiple-of-4-sized chunks (plus a possible "leftover" input chunk,
           of course).

       +o   When eennccooddiinngg, the input is read 45 bytes at a time: this ensures
           that the output lines are not too long.   We chose 45 since it is a
           multiple of 3 and produces lines under 76 characters, as RFC-1521
           specifies.

AUTHOR       Eryq (eryq@zeegee.com), ZeeGee Software Inc (http://www.zeegee.com).

       All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can
       redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

VVEERRSSIIOONN
       $Revision: 1.10 $ $Date: 2006/03/17 21:03:23 $



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