changed unix and client charset to CP850, now special chars work fine in Linux. but in Windows not anymore. which they did just fine before the change. When trying to access the share from within WinXP Pro, the desktop crashes and is restarted. -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 FGCS d--(+)@ s-:+ a- C+++(++++) UL+>++++ P+>++ L+++>++++ E-- W++ N o? K- w--(---) !O M+ V- PS++(+) PE(-) Y+ PGP(-) t++(---)@ 5 X+(++) R+(++) tv--(+)@ b+(+++) DI+++ D G++ e* h>++ r%>* y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ http://www.againsttcpa.com - nothing fights like the opposition