On 12/06/11 02:38, � wrote: > On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:20:17 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> On 11/06/11 22:04, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > >>> I also get the black diamond but *only* when I force a utf-8 encoding >>> for the folder it contains the messages and click on "apply default to >>> all messages in the folder..." :-) >>> >>> So... what is your default character encoding for the mail folders in >>> Icedove? >> >> UTF-8 > > Sure? :-)
Yes - which, given the above explanation, explains why I see the black diamond. > > Follow the instructions I provided earlier and switch to "western > european (iso-8859-1)", then click on the "apply default to all messages > in the folder..." and finally click "OK". That should do the trick or at > least it does in my case. [drumroll and rimshot] And it does in mine! - when I apply it to the sub-folder of my Inbox to which all messages from debian-user are moved by tonequilla. Strangely it does not work with the sub-folder I created yesterday, and copied some emails in with. Go figure. > >>> Have you tried to load the offending message under Evolution or another >>> MUA? If another e-mail client also loads the wrong character, you may >>> be facing a system locale mess. If Evo loads it fine, then Icedove is >>> the one to blame which ineed was my first suspect ;-) >> >> Yes. (just now). Kmail. >> http://ge.tt/8IXUX15 >> 0-1 = Kmail The email I tried in Kmail was one I "saved" from Icedove - perhaps Icedove modified it? Whether viewed in utf-8 or iso-8859-1. <snipped> Thank you muchly! I'm still going to have to study up on character encoding and locales, but my debian-user emails now display as they should (and you've lost a cool icon!). Greatly appreciated. Cheers -- Tuttle? His name's Buttle. There must be some mistake. Mistake? [Chuckles] We don't make mistakes. [Crash!] Bloody typical. They've gone back to metric without telling us. Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4df3a7b3.7070...@gmail.com
