The example works fine in my mutt. You might find it's a result of your compile settings -- try "mutt -v" to see them. In particular, look for +HAVE_WC_FUNCS. If you don't have widechar funcs, try recompiling against (or finding a package which is compiled against) ncursesw or slang.
Harald Weis (Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 04:59:51PM +0200) >> > My muttrc sets editor to "joe". > > Mutt's built-in pager does not seem to understand utf-8. > > Example copied from a gnu-emacs mailing list: > > The first time is characterized with this system of equations: > > > > t₁ = 65536×h₁ + l₁ > > 0 ≤ h₁ < 65536 > > 0 ≤ l₁ < 65536 > > > > The second time with this similar system: > > > > t₂ = 65536×h₂ + l₂ > > 0 ≤ h₂ < 65536 > > 0 ≤ l₂ < 65536 > > Is this right? > > -- > Harald Weis