diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/LLSD.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/LLSD.cs
index 8e2a194605..b3e841c6dc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/LLSD.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/LLSD.cs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Capabilities
 
                         reader.Read();
                         FromBase64Transform b64 = new FromBase64Transform(FromBase64TransformMode.IgnoreWhiteSpaces);
-                        byte[] inp = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(reader.ReadString());
+                        byte[] inp = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(reader.ReadString());
                         ret = b64.TransformFinalBlock(inp, 0, inp.Length);
                         break;
                     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/HTTPConfiguration.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/HTTPConfiguration.cs
index fa8d8fe78a..1fb4866ef6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/HTTPConfiguration.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/HTTPConfiguration.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Configuration.HTTP
                     count = resStream.Read(buf, 0, buf.Length);
                     if (count != 0)
                     {
-                        tempString = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(buf, 0, count);
+                        tempString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buf, 0, count);
                         sb.Append(tempString);
                     }
                 } while (count > 0);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs
index f1ecc8a356..0215994bad 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
         private int m_lastPacketsReceived = 0;
         private byte[] ZeroOutBuffer = new byte[4096];
 
-        private readonly Encoding m_encoding = Encoding.ASCII;
+        // ENCODING FAULT
+        private readonly Encoding m_encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
         private readonly LLUUID m_agentId;
         private readonly uint m_circuitCode;
         private int m_moneyBalance;
@@ -1165,7 +1166,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             // 6 to 7 items at a time, so let's stick with 6
             int MAX_ITEMS_PER_PACKET = 6;
 
-            Encoding enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+            // ENCODING FAULT
+            Encoding enc = Encoding.UTF8;
             uint FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS = 2147483647;
 
             if (fetchItems)
@@ -1336,7 +1338,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
 
         public void SendInventoryItemDetails(LLUUID ownerID, InventoryItemBase item)
         {
-            Encoding enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+            // ENCODING FAULT
+            Encoding enc = Encoding.UTF8;
             uint FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS = (uint)PermissionMask.All;
             FetchInventoryReplyPacket inventoryReply = (FetchInventoryReplyPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.FetchInventoryReply);
             // TODO: don't create new blocks if recycling an old packet
@@ -1378,7 +1381,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
         /// <see>IClientAPI.SendInventoryItemCreateUpdate(InventoryItemBase)</see>
         public void SendInventoryItemCreateUpdate(InventoryItemBase Item)
         {
-            Encoding enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+            // ENCODING FAULT
+            Encoding enc = Encoding.UTF8;
             uint FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS = (uint)PermissionMask.All;
             UpdateCreateInventoryItemPacket InventoryReply = (UpdateCreateInventoryItemPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.UpdateCreateInventoryItem);
             // TODO: don't create new blocks if recycling an old packet
@@ -2213,7 +2217,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             {
                 objdata.TextureEntry = textureEntry;
             }
-            Encoding enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+            // ENCODING FAULT
+            Encoding enc = Encoding.UTF8;
             LLVector3 pos = new LLVector3(objdata.ObjectData, 16);
             pos.X = 100f;
             objdata.ID = 8880000;
@@ -2941,7 +2946,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             }
             else
             {
-                Encoding _enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+                // ENCODING FAULT
+                Encoding _enc = Encoding.UTF8;
 
                 switch (Pack.Type)
                 {
@@ -3989,7 +3995,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
                         OutPacket(tpStart, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
 
                         TeleportProgressPacket tpProgress = (TeleportProgressPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.TeleportProgress);
-                        tpProgress.Info.Message = (new ASCIIEncoding()).GetBytes("sending_landmark");
+                        tpProgress.Info.Message = (new UTF8Encoding()).GetBytes("sending_landmark");
                         tpProgress.Info.TeleportFlags = 8;
                         tpProgress.AgentData.AgentID = tpReq.Info.AgentID;
                         OutPacket(tpProgress, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/EstateManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/EstateManager.cs
index 39efecdb7d..9c53f389c0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/EstateManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/EstateManager.cs
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment
 
         public void sendRegionInfoPacket(IClientAPI remote_client)
         {
-            Encoding _enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+            // ENCODING FAULT
+            Encoding _enc = Encoding.UTF8;
 
             AgentCircuitData circuitData = remote_client.RequestClientInfo();
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs
index ebc856842d..10e3840705 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/ScriptsHttpRequests.cs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules
                     if (count != 0)
                     {
                         // translate from bytes to ASCII text
-                        tempString = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(buf, 0, count);
+                        tempString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buf, 0, count);
 
                         // continue building the string
                         sb.Append(tempString);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 327956e1b1..b0ed04e5f3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
     public partial class SceneObjectGroup : EntityBase
     {
-        private Encoding enc = Encoding.ASCII;
+        // ENCODING FAULT
+        private Encoding enc = Encoding.UTF8;
 
         protected SceneObjectPart m_rootPart;
         
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs
index f9259551ae..a3f546d365 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Common
     {
         // private static readonly log4net.ILog m_log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        // private ASCIIEncoding enc = new ASCIIEncoding();
         private ScriptEngineBase.ScriptEngine m_ScriptEngine;
         private SceneObjectPart m_host;
         private uint m_localID;