#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use utf8; use open ':utf8'; use MIME::Lite; my $msg = MIME::Lite->new( To => 'example@example.com', Subject => 'UTF-8 Test', Encoding => '8bit', Type => 'text/plain', Data => 'Hälöö', ); $msg->attr('content-type.charset' => 'UTF8'); $msg->send;