I can't speak for 1.5.0, but for 2.0.0beta2 and 2.0.0beta3: This bug has been reported numerous times to upstream (#1462839 and #1460570 are a couple examples). It's also been reported to Debian.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #360329 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360329 ** Also affects: gaim (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360329 Severity: Unknown Priority: Unknown Status: Unknown -- error with recieving german umlauts over ICQ protocol https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38065 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
