http://qs321.pair.com?node_id=558721

rfc2111 specifies:
Note: in Internet mail messages, the addr-spec in a Content-ID [MIME] or Message-ID [822] header are enclosed in angle brackets (<>).
my $msg = MIME::Lite->new( Type =>'multipart/related' ); $msg->attach( Type => 'text/html', Data => qq{<body>Image: <img src="cid:myimage.gif"></body>}, ); $msg->attach( Type => 'image/gif', Id => '<myimage.gif>', Path => '/path/to/somefile.gif', ); $msg->send();