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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> Paul, what happens when you do the following?
>
> emacs -q -no-site-file -batch --eval "(print (featurep 'base64))"
>
> If it prints t, then Emacs has base64 support in the C code. 
> Then a workaround for base64-encode-string should be in canlock. 
> If it prints nil, then (require 'base64) in canlock.el should do 
> the trick.

Emacs 20.3 doesn't seem to have base64 at all, neither in C nor in 
elisp.  The MIME stuff in Gnus seems to require Base64 though. 
Should the requirement in the manual be bumped to Emacs 20.4? 
That version does have base64 support (in C).