Quoting Patrick Kirk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > This wierdness only seems to affect threaded replies to mailing lists so at > least I know what the mangles subjects are.
Exactly. It looks as if mutt is sending line-drawing chars which something (VC/xterm etc.) doesn't know how to display. You might set ascii_chars in .muttrc while you sort out your character sets. This will make mutt use - | etc. from low ascii. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.