2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
index 14e1b39..c8213fc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
                                        LLUUID imSessionID, string fromName, byte dialog, uint timeStamp)
         {
             Encoding enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+            Encoding encUTF8 = Encoding.UTF8;
             ImprovedInstantMessagePacket msg = new ImprovedInstantMessagePacket();
             msg.AgentData.AgentID = fromAgent;
             msg.AgentData.SessionID = fromAgentSession;
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             msg.MessageBlock.RegionID = LLUUID.Random();
             msg.MessageBlock.Timestamp = timeStamp;
             msg.MessageBlock.ToAgentID = toAgent;
-            msg.MessageBlock.Message = enc.GetBytes(message + "\0");
+            msg.MessageBlock.Message = encUTF8.GetBytes(message + "\0");
             msg.MessageBlock.BinaryBucket = new byte[0];
 
             OutPacket(msg);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs
index 7a778e8..d285d21 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
                         break;
                     case PacketType.ChatFromViewer:
                         ChatFromViewerPacket inchatpack = (ChatFromViewerPacket) Pack;
-                        if (Util.FieldToString(inchatpack.ChatData.Message) == "")
+                        if (Helpers.FieldToUTF8String(inchatpack.ChatData.Message) == "")
                         {
                             //empty message so don't bother with it
                             break;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
                             ChatFromViewerArgs args = new ChatFromViewerArgs();
                             args.Channel = channel;
                             args.From = fromName;
-                            args.Message = Util.FieldToString(message);
+                            args.Message = Helpers.FieldToUTF8String(message);
                             args.Type = (ChatTypeEnum) type;
                             args.Position = fromPos;
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
                     case PacketType.ImprovedInstantMessage:
                         ImprovedInstantMessagePacket msgpack = (ImprovedInstantMessagePacket) Pack;
                         string IMfromName = Util.FieldToString(msgpack.MessageBlock.FromAgentName);
-                        string IMmessage = Util.FieldToString(msgpack.MessageBlock.Message);
+                        string IMmessage = Helpers.FieldToUTF8String(msgpack.MessageBlock.Message);
                         if (OnInstantMessage != null)
                         {
                             OnInstantMessage(msgpack.AgentData.AgentID, msgpack.AgentData.SessionID,