Well, easy to solve for non-japaneses find /usr/share/squirremail/functions/mime.php if (!$charset_converted) {... <<< line 316 ... } <<< line 323 and do this (comment it out) /* if (!$charset_converted) {... <<< line 316 ... } <<< line 323 */ Dont know if we run in trouble if we get a japanese charset in a mail but I think the worst case is som char_scramble in the mail view. greez willi