
#!/usr/bin/perl -w


=head1 NAME

mime_hack - test the "attach to singlepart" hack


=head1 SYNOPSIS

Usage:

    mime_hack /path/to/some.gif


=head1 DESCRIPTION

Encode a multipart message by starting with a text message,
and attaching a GIF file to it.


=head1 AUTHOR

Eryq, eryq@zeegee.com

=cut

use strict;
use MIME::Lite;
use Getopt::Std;

#------------------------------
# main
#------------------------------
sub main {
    my %opts;
    my $gif = $ARGV[0] || die "usage error: missing GIF path\n";

    ### Create a new multipart message:
    my $msg = MIME::Lite->new(From    => 'me@myhost.com',
			      To      => 'you@yourhost.com',
			      Subject =>'Test the "attach to singlepart" hack',
			      Type    => 'TEXT',
			      Data    => ["This is a simple text message... ",
					  "can we attach a file to it?\n"]);  

    ### Attach a part: 
    $msg->attach(Type     => 'image/gif',
		 Path     => $gif);

    ### Output!
    $msg->print;
}
exit (&main ? 0 : -1);

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