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How can I stop symbols like these, Â​ ​, from appearing in my email text.

JimSims
JimSims
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For years now, I have been seeing various symbols appear in my text when I am composing a message in the Thunderbird Composer (at least,that's what I think it's called). I also see these symbols in the messages that I receive. The majority of these messages are the, "Ȃ", an upper case A with the carrot ^ atop. This symbol has been appearing in my Thunderbird text for many years and it's driving me nuts!

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, Jim Sims

For years now, I have been seeing various symbols appear in my text when I am composing a message in the Thunderbird Composer (at least,that's what I think it's called). I also see these symbols in the messages that I receive. The majority of these messages are the, "Ȃ", an upper case A with the carrot ^ atop. This symbol has been appearing in my Thunderbird text for many years and it's driving me nuts! Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jim Sims

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juli_ranger
juli_ranger
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Hi This same problem occurs when the database connection string uses an incorrect character encoding type. You can reconfig your email account again. Be careful! don't loss any data items.