Re: UTF8 characters replaced by question marks

[Davor Spasoski]

Hi, You also need to set coding=2 and charset to utf-8. Only in that case kannel will know that you are submitting something outside the gsm 7-bit alphabet. BR, Davor On May 6, 2020, at 20:44, Milos Savic <sav...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I am testing a kannel installation which is supposed to send sms between a python service and a sms aggregator. Regular SMSs work, so I replaced the receiver with a service for testing purposes, which only logs outgoing messages. I am using kannel from Ubuntu repositories, version 1.4.4-5, with a generic type smsc, directed to my dummy receiving service, with  send-url = "" href="http://proxy:9999/send?from=%P&to=&p&text=%b&message_id=%I" class=""> http://proxy:9999/send?from=%P&to=&p&text=%b&message_id=%I What happens is that I send a test message with utf-8 characters, such as šđčćžшђчћж, and at the end I get a message "????? ?????", with all characters replaced with question marks. smsbox log shows a valid message, "sendsms sender:____ (<ip address>) to: <recipient> msg:<šđčćž шђчћж>, all charactes valid and shown properly. the matching bearerbox log entry states: Parsing URL `http://proxy:9999/send?from=8088&to=<encoded recipient>&text=%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F+%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F&message_id=<uuid of the message' The request at the proxy is, of course, equivalent to the parsed query. What happens to UTF8 characters? I tried alt-charset on smsc, but that made no changes at all. It seems to me that they get lost somewhere in communication between smsbox and smsc (according to logs). Any hints on solving this would be highly appreciated. Thank you! Disclaimer: A1 Makedonija DOOEL Skopje This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy it, re-transmit it, use it or disclose its contents, but should return it to the sender immediately and delete your copy from your system. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change. A1 Makedonija DOOEL Skopje shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. Please, do not print this e-mail unless it is necessary! Think about saving the environment! Напомена: А1 Македонија ДООЕЛ Скопје Оваа електронска порака (вклучувајќи ги и прилозите) е доверлива и може да биде заштитена со правни привилегии. Доколку не сте лицето на кое таа му е наменета пораката, не треба да ја копирате, дистрибуирате или да ја откривате нејзината содржина, туку веднаш да ја препратите до испраќачот и да ја избришете оригиналната порака и сите нејзини копии од Вашиот компјутерски систем. Секое неовластено користење на оваа порака во целост или делови од истата е строго забрането. Ве молиме да забележите дека електронските пораки се подложни на промени. А1 Македонија ДООЕЛ Скопје не презема одговорност за несоодветно или нецелосно пренесување на информациите содржани во оваа комуникација, ниту пак за било какво задоцнување на приемот или оштетувања на вашиот систем. Ве молиме не ја печатете оваа порака освен ако не е неопходно! Зачувајте ја природата!