Hi,I'm new to use Base64.The different results of encoding
between MIME::Base64 and MIME::Lite puzzle me.
use MIME::Lite;
$msg = new MIME::Lite 
               Type    =>'image/gif',
               Path     =>'d:/forum.gif',
               Filename =>'forum.gif';             
$msg->print;

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encoded results by MIME::Lite:
R0lGODlhGAAYAMT/AP///+/v79/f38/Pz7+/v6+vr5+fn8DAwI+Pj4CAgHx8 fHNzc3BwcGlpaWBgYF9fX1BQUENDQ0BAQDo6OjAwMCYmJiAgIB0dHRoaGhAQ EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAcALAAAAAAYABgAQAXT4CGO5NEs ZTo+VAC8r4BIWp29hhYhCkYkloSLIJEQcrXkQ0V6OAABRAIhiDkqKNGiYoQV aggYLqksbbuBBOO7ZDKdVqx79XwlMpJXzQATUCIHLC4wAwN8YmM1EwcREkNF BIgASGRtB2eRaUGDDmVzJGcUlp8pTldZpHSIAqefcAAWNQlFA3GoIg8QknY2 MAYXCLgtiAwURUUQtZQRDxaDLwhgkpQachOzXVDPiZUHCBEZQgBE2ZNkNZYT FJlA4kTG3SqYUO2d6KmXXJmi+CkLDZ9CAAA7

use MIME::Base64 qw(encode_base64);
open(FILE, "d:/forum.gif") or die "$!";
while (read(FILE, $buf, 1024)) {
$file.=$buf}
print encode_base64($file);

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encoded results by MIME::Base64:
R0lGODlhGAAYAMT/AP///+/v79/f38/Pz7+/v6+vr5+fn8DAwI+Pj4CAgHx8fHNzc3BwcGlpaWBg YF9fX1BQUENDQ0BAQDo6OjAwMCYmJiAgIB0dHQ==

Why is the latter a part of the former?Can I get the whole
results using MIME::Base64 and how?
Thanks for any your help!^_^

In reply to about MIME::Base64 by Delfer

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