Subj : :read !trans -b -no-ansi -s latvian -t english To : August Abolins From : Maurice Kinal Date : Wed Mar 10 2021 00:55:43 -={ 2021-03-10 00:55:43.370906039+00:00 }=- Hey August! AA> -o "$Conference" == "FIDOTEST" Try this one as it should convert utf-8 to cp866 automagically. I could do the same for latvian but I am sure it will get grunged. I am not betting the farm that this one won't get grunged but it shouldn't if CHRS kludges are to be believed. Life is good, Maurice .... В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят. Don't go to another monastery with your own rules --- GNU bash, version 5.1.4(1)-release (x86_64-motorshed-linux-gnu) * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001) .