May be but anyway take a look at this:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use MIME::Lite;
use strict;
use warnings;

my $msg = MIME::Lite->new(
        From     => 'someone@somewhere',
        To       => 'someone@nowhere',
        Subject  => 'It is a test',
        Data     => 'I prefere this module.'
    );

$msg->send('smtp','host', Debug => 1);
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Regards, Karl

Thanks Karl, I've actually included the MIME::Lite module as part of my overall script but wanted to get Net::SMTP working first as this module is already installed on the particular server i'm working on. I have asked for the Mime::Lite module to be installed and am still waiting a good 2 weeks since I originally asked (I don't have access to install this module on the server myself).