On 10/22/2012 02:54 PM, Ian Malone wrote:
> On 22 October 2012 07:21, Frank Murphy <frankl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 22/10/12 07:06, Marko Vojinovic wrote:
>>> On Sunday, 21. October 2012. 19.21.02 Tim wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     +ACMAIQ-/bin/bash
>>>>     +ACM
>>>>     +ACM  force preloading of a 32 bit video for linux 1
>>>>     +ACM  compatibility library for video for linux 2
>>>>
>>>>     LD+AF8-PRELOAD+AD0-/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
>>>
>>> What is this +A stuff?
>>
>>
>> I see no +A* stuff,
>> This is Hash symbol, in sig it is prompt (dollar sign)
>> there is something wrong with the way your system
>> deciphers characters.
>>
>>
> Tim's email is UTF-7. Marko seems to be using gmail but getting plain
> text. The original looks okay on my gmail, maybe try changing the
> gmail display language to English? Or use the 'message text garbled'
> drop-down option for the messahe.
>

Yep, that'll explain it....

After saving the original email I ran....

iconv -f UTF-7 -t UTF-8 Howto.eml  and it came out "correct". 

I don't think it is very common to see UTF-7. 

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