Movable Type Error: Wide character in print at $MT/lib/MT/FileMgr/Local.pm line 88

I recently started getting the error Wide character in print at $MT/lib/MT/FileMgr/Local.pm line 88 when I update my blog entries. I get the error when Movabletype try to ping Movabletype.org to tell them there is an update to my blog. I am using Movable Type 2.6.

After Googling around, the only help I can find are all foreign pages. This page in Japanese is particularly useful. You don't have to understand Japanese -- just add the bold lines (the elseif.... part) to your Local.pm file.

If that site is down, here is my version:

    if ($fmgr->is_handle($from)) {
        while (my $len = read $from, my($block), 8192) {
            print FH $block;
            $bytes += $len;
        }

    }

Add this part:

    elsif(utf8::is_utf8($from)) {
             utf8::encode($from);
             print FH $from;
             $bytes = length($from);

} else {
        print FH $from;
        $bytes = length($from);
    }
    close FH;
    umask($old);
    $bytes;

Double check your curly brackets. Email me if you need more help! Backup your file first !!.