Subj : UTF-8 for Region 80 To : Michiel van der Vlist From : Maurice Kinal Date : Fri Nov 25 2016 03:00:58 -={ 2016-11-25 03:00:58.185784795+00:00 }=- Hey Michiel! MvdV> many nodelist processing softweres will see the presence of a MvdV> BOM as an error condition. Which nodelist and what nodelist processing software? I believe it was clear that the current subject was related a utf-8 nodelist and not the distributed nodelist which is 7 bit ascii characters only, with exactly only three of which are C0 control codes. The BOM being three 8 bit bytes *should* produce an error for any nodelist processing software given that the BOM isn't 7 bit ascii. But then what does any of this have to do with creating a utf-8 nodelist? The original question was (and I quote); "How can we receive and process the UTF-8 nodelists?" I don't believe you've properly answered this question yet. Life is good, Maurice .... Heald hordlocan, hyge fæste bind mid modsefan. Hold close the treasure-chest, bind your thoughts fast within the heart. --- GNU bash, version 4.4.5(1)-release (x86_64-atom-linux-gnu) * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001) .