+(defun base64-encode-region (start end)
+ "Encode current region by base64.
+START and END are buffer positions.
+This function calls internal base64 encoder if size of region is
+smaller than `base64-internal-encoding-limit', otherwise it calls
+external base64 encoder specified by `base64-external-encoder'. In
+this case, you must install the program (maybe mmencode included in
+metamail or XEmacs package)."
+ (interactive "r")
+ (if (and base64-internal-encoding-limit
+ (> (- end start) base64-internal-encoding-limit))
+ (base64-external-encode-region start end)
+ (base64-internal-encode-region start end)))
+
+(defun base64-decode-region (start end)
+ "Decode current region by base64.
+START and END are buffer positions.
+This function calls internal base64 decoder if size of region is
+smaller than `base64-internal-decoding-limit', otherwise it calls
+external base64 decoder specified by `base64-external-decoder'. In
+this case, you must install the program (maybe mmencode included in
+metamail or XEmacs package)."
+ (interactive "r")
+ (if (and base64-internal-decoding-limit
+ (> (- end start) base64-internal-decoding-limit))
+ (base64-external-decode-region start end)
+ (base64-internal-decode-region start end)))
+
+(defun base64-decode-string (string)
+ "Decode STRING which is encoded in base64, and return the result.
+This function calls internal base64 decoder if size of STRING is
+smaller than `base64-internal-decoding-limit', otherwise it calls
+external base64 decoder specified by `base64-external-decoder'. In
+this case, you must install the program (maybe mmencode included in
+metamail or XEmacs package)."
+ (interactive "r")
+ (if (and base64-internal-decoding-limit
+ (> (length string) base64-internal-decoding-limit))
+ (base64-external-decode-string string)
+ (base64-internal-decode-string string)))
+
+
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-encode-string string (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-encode-string)
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-decode-string string (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-decode-string)
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-encode-region start end (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-encode-region)
+(mel-define-method-function (mime-decode-region start end (nil "base64"))
+ 'base64-decode-region)
+
+(mel-define-method-function (encoded-text-encode-string string (nil "B"))
+ 'base64-encode-string)
+
+(mel-define-method encoded-text-decode-string (string (nil "B"))
+ (if (and (string-match B-encoded-text-regexp string)
+ (string= string (match-string 0 string)))
+ (base64-decode-string string)
+ (error "Invalid encoded-text %s" string)))
+
+(defun base64-insert-encoded-file (filename)