--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/ircconnection.cpp b/ircconnection.cpp
+index 88e63f7..fb7e168 100644
+--- a/ircconnection.cpp
++++ b/ircconnection.cpp
+@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void IRCConnection::sendLine(QString line) {
+ while((line.right(1) == "\n") || (line.right(1) == "\r"))
+ line = line.left(line.length() - 1);
+ line.append("\r\n");
+- m_socket->writeBlock(line, line.length());
++ QCString uline = line.utf8();
++ m_socket->writeBlock(uline, uline.length());
+ }
+
+ void IRCConnection::sendCTCPReply(const QString &nickname, const QString &type, const QString &args) {
+@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ void IRCConnection::login() {
+ /* Called when data arrives on the socket */
+ void IRCConnection::dataReady() {
+ while(m_socket->canReadLine()) {
+- IRCMessage message(m_socket->readLine());
++ IRCMessage message(QString::fromUtf8(m_socket->readLine()));
+ if (!m_loggedIn && message.isNumerical() && message.commandNumber() == 1) {
+ /* Now autojoin all channels specified inside the server profile */
+ QStringList channels = QStringList::split(QChar(','), m_server->channels());
require ${PN}.inc
PV = "${OPIE_CVS_PV}"
+PR = "r1"
SRC_URI = "${HANDHELDS_CVS};module=opie/noncore/net/opieirc \
${HANDHELDS_CVS};module=opie/help \
${HANDHELDS_CVS};module=opie/apps \
- ${HANDHELDS_CVS};module=opie/pics"
+ ${HANDHELDS_CVS};module=opie/pics \
+ file://utf8.patch;patch=1 "