* mv968 [2011-03-15 09:55] writes: > From > > (stream-external-format *standard-input*) > > I get > > :DEFAULT Hmm, for me that looks like #<ENCODING CHARSET:CP1252 :DOS> which would explain the problems. After (setf (stream-external-format *standard-input*) (ext:make-encoding :charset "utf-8")) the problem goes away. Helmut