--- postprocessor.c.orig	2012-01-30 10:05:44.000000000 -0700
+++ postprocessor.c	2012-01-30 10:06:35.000000000 -0700
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum PP_State
   PP_Error,
   PP_Done,
   PP_Init,
+  PP_NextBoundary,
 
   /* url encoding-states */
   PP_ProcessValue,
@@ -492,7 +493,8 @@ find_boundary (struct MHD_PostProcessor 
     }
   if ((0 != memcmp ("--", buf, 2)) || (0 != memcmp (&buf[2], boundary, blen)))
     {
-      pp->state = PP_Error;
+      if (pp->state != PP_Init)
+        pp->state = PP_Error;
       return MHD_NO;            /* expected boundary */
     }
   /* remove boundary from buffer */
@@ -823,6 +825,25 @@ post_process_multipart (struct MHD_PostP
           pp->state = PP_Error;
           return MHD_NO;
         case PP_Init:
+          /**
+           * Per RFC2046 5.1.1 NOTE TO IMPLEMENTORS, consume anything
+           * prior to the first multipart boundary:
+           *
+           * > There appears to be room for additional information prior
+           * > to the first boundary delimiter line and following the
+           * > final boundary delimiter line.  These areas should
+           * > generally be left blank, and implementations must ignore
+           * > anything that appears before the first boundary delimiter
+           * > line or after the last one.
+           */
+          if (MHD_NO == find_boundary (pp,
+                                       pp->boundary,
+                                       pp->blen,
+                                       &ioff,
+                                       PP_ProcessEntryHeaders, PP_Done))
+            ++ioff;
+          break;
+        case PP_NextBoundary:
           if (MHD_NO == find_boundary (pp,
                                        pp->boundary,
                                        pp->blen,
@@ -914,7 +935,7 @@ post_process_multipart (struct MHD_PostP
                                        pp->nlen,
                                        &ioff,
                                        PP_Nested_PerformMarking,
-                                       PP_Init /* or PP_Error? */ ))
+                                       PP_NextBoundary /* or PP_Error? */ ))
             {
               if (pp->state == PP_Error)
                 return MHD_NO;
@@ -955,7 +976,7 @@ post_process_multipart (struct MHD_PostP
                                                    pp->nested_boundary,
                                                    pp->nlen,
                                                    PP_Nested_PerformCleanup,
-                                                   PP_Init))
+                                                   PP_NextBoundary))
             {
               if (pp->state == PP_Error)
                 return MHD_NO;