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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ A: When "To:" or "Cc:" prompt appears press ^t for query. (After query
 
 Q: Can I add addresses to the abook addressbook from mutt?
 
-A: Yes, it is possible starting from abook 0.4.15. See --add-email
+A: Yes, it is possible starting from abook version 0.4.15. See --add-email
    command line option and README.
 
 
@@ -41,10 +41,29 @@ A: Export to palmcsv format, and import from there. Several GUI
    pilot-addresses -d abook -c abook -r addresses.palmcsv
                                                                                 
    This will delete everything in the abook category and replace it with
-   the latest information from your abook database.  By keeping your
+   the latest information from your abook database. By keeping your
    abook entries in a separate category, you can continue to add and
    modify entries in other categories manually, and pilot-addresses will
    not change or delete them.
    (This entry was contributed by Jeff Covey)
 
+Q: Can I use abook in UTF-8 terminal emulator?
+
+A: Yes, the version 0.5.2 added a multibyte character support.
+
+   There are currently some issues:
+
+   - Addressbook files must have the same encoding as you use with abook.
+     If you have used abook previously with ISO-8859-1 encoding you can
+     convert the addressbook files with iconv(1). For example:
+
+     $ iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF-8 < ~/.abook/addressbook.old > \
+     ~/.abook/addressbook.new
+
+   - Filters will output strings using multibyte representation of the used
+     locale. This is incorrect for (most of) filters. You can again use
+     iconv to convert between encodings. Same goes with input filters. If
+     you use UTF-8 charset the input is expected to be UTF-8 encoded.
+
+
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