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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>i have problems with german umlauts in messages which come in via</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>rt-mailgate.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>It looks like the characters get converted twice to utf-8, and so become</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>4 bytes instead of 2 in the database.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Example: </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>In the web-interface i see the word "überprüfen", but it should be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"überprüfen".</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Upgrade to perl 5.8.3 from 5.8.0 did not help.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Has anybody had this problem and has solved it?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Best regards.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thomas Lettenbauer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>MBS 42 AG</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Media.Business.Solutions</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.mbs42.com</FONT>
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