NAME
    EncDec - MIME header encoder/decoder

SYNOPSIS
        use IM::EncDec;

        $mime_header_encoded_string =
            mime_encode_string(string, iso7bit, iso8bit);
        $string =
            mime_decode_string(mime_header_encoded_string);

        $B_encoded_string = b_encode_string(string);
        $string = b_decode_string(B_encoded_string);

        $Q_encoded_string = q_encode_string(string);
        $string = q_decode_string(Q_encoded_string);

DESCRIPTION
    MIME header encoder/decoder package.

        $_ = "JAPANESE (Kazuhiko Yamamoto)";
        mime_encode_string($_, 'iso-2022-jp', 'iso-8859-1');
            => =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCOzNLXE9CSScbKEI=?=
                      (Kazuhiko Yamamoto)

        s/\n[\t ]+//g;
        print mime_decode_string($_), "\n";
            => "JAPANESE (Kazuhiko Yamamoto)"