Base64 code was taken from 
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/gnulib/gnulib/lib/base64.c?revision=HEAD

/* base64.c -- Encode binary data using printable characters.
   Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software
   Foundation, Inc.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
   any later version.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   GNU General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */