diff --git a/Utils/base64_codecvt.cpp b/Utils/base64_codecvt.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Utils/base64_codecvt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "base64_codecvt.h"
+
+static const std::string base64_charset("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/");
+static const int NO_MORE = 256;
+
+base64_codecvt::~base64_codecvt()
+{
+} // ~base64_codecvt
+
+std::codecvt_base::result base64_codecvt::do_out(mbstate_t& state,
+                        const char* from,
+                        const char* from_end,
+                        const char*& from_next,
+                        char* to,
+                        char* to_limit,
+                        char*& to_next) const
+{
+  // convert to Base64
+  grabState(state);
+  grabFromNext(from_next);
+  grabFromEnd(from_end);
+
+  // base64 encode
+  from_next = from;
+  to_next = to;
+
+  // generate the quad
+  while((to_next != to_limit) && !((getCurrentOutChar() == NO_MORE) && (getPreviousChar() == 0))) 
+  {
+    char c = getCurrentOutChar();
+    switch(getState())
+    {
+      case 0:
+        *to_next++ = base64_charset[(c>>2) & 63];
+        consumeOutChar();
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        *to_next++ = base64_charset[((getPreviousChar() & 3) << 4) + ((c >> 4) & 15)];
+        consumeOutChar();
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        *to_next++ = base64_charset[((getPreviousChar() & 15) << 2) + ((c >> 6) & 3)];
+        setPreviousChar(0);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        *to_next++ = base64_charset[(c & 63)];
+        consumeOutChar();
+        setPreviousChar(0);
+        break;
+    } // switch(s) 
+
+    nextState();
+
+    if((getState() == 0) && (getCurrentOutChar() == NO_MORE) && (getPreviousChar() == 0))
+      break;
+  } // while((from_next < from_end) && (to_next != to_end))
+
+  // add padding if needed
+  while((getState() != 0) && (to_next != to_limit))
+  {
+    *to_next++ = '=';
+    nextState();
+  } // while((state != 4) && (to_next != to_limit))
+
+  return ((getState() == 0) && (getCurrentOutChar() == NO_MORE) && (getPreviousChar() == 0)) ? std::codecvt_base::ok : std::codecvt_base::partial;
+} // do_out
+
+std::codecvt_base::result base64_codecvt::do_in(mbstate_t& state,
+                       const char* from,
+                       const char* from_end,
+                       const char*& from_next,
+                       char* to,
+                       char* to_limit,
+                       char*& to_next) const
+{
+  // decode Base64
+  grabState(state);
+  from_next = from;
+  to_next = to;
+
+  while((from_next != from_end) && (to != to_limit))
+  {
+    char c = base64_charset.find(*from_next++);
+    if(c == std::string::npos)
+      continue;
+
+    char p = getPreviousChar();
+    switch(getState())
+    {
+      case 0:
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        *to_next++ = (p << 2) | (c >> 4);
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        *to_next++ = (p << 4) | (c >> 2);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        *to_next++ = (p << 6) | c;
+        break;
+    } // switch(getState())
+    setPreviousChar(c);
+    nextState();
+  } // while(to != to_limit)
+
+  return (from_next == from_end) ? std::codecvt_base::ok : std::codecvt_base::partial; 
+} // do_in
+
+std::codecvt_base::result base64_codecvt::do_unshift(mbstate_t& state,
+                            char* to,
+                            char* /* to_limit */,
+                            char*& to_next) const
+{
+  to_next = to;
+  state = 0;
+  return codecvt_base::ok;
+} // do_unshift
+
+mbstate_t base64_codecvt::do_encoding() const throw()
+{
+  return 0;
+} // do_encoding
+
+bool base64_codecvt::do_always_noconv() const throw()
+{
+  return false;
+} // do_always_noconv
+
+mbstate_t base64_codecvt::do_length(const mbstate_t&,
+                        const char* from,
+                        const char* end,
+                        size_t max) const
+{
+  // 4 base64 chars = 3 chars
+  size_t length(end - from);
+  size_t quads(((length-1) / 4) + 1);
+  size_t chars(quads*3);
+
+  // htis next bit isn't exactly right, but it's close enough
+  while(chars > max)
+  {
+    length -= 4;
+    chars -= 3;
+  } // while(chars > max)
+
+  return length;
+} // do_length
+
+mbstate_t base64_codecvt::do_max_length() const throw()
+{
+  return 2;
+} // do_max_length
+
+mbstate_t base64_codecvt::getState() const
+{
+  return (*state_) & 0xff;
+} // getState
+
+void base64_codecvt::nextState() const
+{
+  mbstate_t s = getState();
+  if(++s == 4)
+    s = 0;
+
+  *state_ &= 0xffffff00;
+  *state_ |= s;
+} // nextOutState
+
+int base64_codecvt::getCurrentOutChar() const
+{
+  if(*from_next_ != *from_end_)
+    return **from_next_;
+
+  return NO_MORE;
+} // getCurrentOutChar
+
+char base64_codecvt::getPreviousChar() const
+{
+  return static_cast<char>((*state_ &0xff00) >> 8);
+} // getCurrentOutChar
+
+void base64_codecvt::setPreviousChar(char c) const
+{
+  int bc(c);
+  bc <<= 8;
+  bc &= 0xff00;
+
+  *state_ &= 0xffff00ff;
+  *state_ |= bc;
+} // setPreviousOutChar
+
+void base64_codecvt::consumeOutChar() const
+{
+  if(*from_next_ != *from_end_)
+  {
+    setPreviousChar(**from_next_);
+    *from_next_ = *from_next_ + 1;
+  } 
+  else
+    setPreviousChar(0);
+}  // consumeOutChar
+
+// end of file
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diff --git a/Utils/base64_codecvt.h b/Utils/base64_codecvt.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dca692be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/base64_codecvt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#ifndef base64_codecvtH
+#define base64_codecvtH
+///////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include <locale>
+
+class base64_codecvt : public std::codecvt<char, char, mbstate_t>
+{
+protected:
+  virtual ~base64_codecvt();
+
+  virtual result do_out(mbstate_t& state,
+                        const char* from,
+                        const char* from_end,
+                        const char*& from_next,
+                        char* to,
+                        char* to_limit,
+                        char*& to_next) const;
+
+  virtual result do_in(mbstate_t& state,
+                       const char* from,
+                       const char* from_end,
+                       const char*& from_next,
+                       char* to,
+                       char* to_limit,
+                       char*& to_next) const;
+
+  virtual result do_unshift(mbstate_t&  state,
+                       char* to,
+                       char* to_limit,
+                       char*& to_next) const;
+
+  virtual mbstate_t do_encoding() const throw();
+
+  virtual bool do_always_noconv() const throw();
+
+  virtual mbstate_t do_length(const mbstate_t&,
+                        const char* from,
+                        const char* end,
+                        size_t max) const;
+
+  virtual mbstate_t do_max_length() const throw();
+
+private:
+  // state here is a little tricky - we need the previous char and
+  // the state counter, and in some case we need to "pad" the input
+  // strings.  I use these helper functions to mungle them
+  // together and keep the details neater (or try to anyway)
+  mutable mbstate_t* state_;
+  mutable const char** from_next_;
+  mutable const char** from_end_;
+  void grabState(mbstate_t& state) const { state_ = &state; }
+  void grabFromNext(const char*& from_next) const { from_next_ = &from_next; }
+  void grabFromEnd(const char*& from_end) const { from_end_ = &from_end; }
+
+  mbstate_t getState() const;
+  void nextState() const;
+  int getCurrentOutChar() const;
+  void consumeOutChar() const;
+  char getPreviousChar() const;
+  void setPreviousChar(char c) const;
+}; // class base64_codecvt
+
+#endif