# File lib/active_ldap/ldif.rb, line 35
      def encode(name, value)
        return "#{name}:\n" if value.blank?
        result = "#{name}:"

        if value[-1, 1] == ' ' or /\A#{Parser::SAFE_STRING}\z/u !~ value
          result << ":"
          value = [value].pack("m").gsub(/\n/u, '')
        end
        result << " "

        first_line_value_size = SIZE - result.size
        if value.size > first_line_value_size
          first_line_value = value[0, first_line_value_size]
          rest_value = value[first_line_value_size..-1]
        else
          first_line_value = value
          rest_value = nil
        end

        result << "#{first_line_value}\n"
        return result if rest_value.nil?

        rest_value.scan(/.{1,#{SIZE - 1}}/u).each do |line|
          result << " #{line}\n"
        end
        result
      end