Hyphens being replaced by question marks in DWA replies

Has anyone else experienced this problem before? I created some text in Microsoft Word like the following:

Test – test

Test – test

Test – test

Test-test-test-test-test

Test – test

Test-test-test-test-test

As you can see, the hyphens with a space before and after it are automatically extended by Word (please try it in Word if you do not get what I’m saying). We are using Office XP.

Now if I copy this text into an email message and send it to someone, if this person replies to the message from DWA, the extended hyphens within the message are changed to question marks. Obviously, this means Domino cannot interpret this character. Here is what the text gets changed to:

Test ? test

Test ? test

Test ? test

Test-test-test-test-test

Test ? test

Test-test-test-test-test

I can reproduce this problem everytime. I have a ticket open with IBM but they are not able to reproduce the problem. Can anyone who has time able to try and reproduce the problem I am experiencing. We are running Domino server 6.5.2 on a Windows 2000 server. Clients are 6.5.2 and all mail files are the iNotes6 template. We are using Internet Explorer 6. Please let me know if you require any additional information. Many thanks.

Subject: hyphens being replaced by question marks in DWA replies

Yes, We get same problem even on 6.5.3 (Win2003) and I can re-produce this problem.

Thanks

Sachin

Subject: hyphens being replaced by question marks in DWA replies

Sorry, we couldn’t reproduce the issue. We’re using the 6.5.4 client/iNotes6 template on a 6.5.2 server and Office 2003. Regardless of whether I reply using internet-style history or reply with history, the en dashes become normal short dashes. Possibly a charset problem??