i'm still having the same problem in sarge and etch packages of squirrelmail.
in the mailing list i can see other people with the same issues, also a workarround that doesn't work here: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user/26835/match=locale -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]