[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="GLITTAH"
 ip="37.130.227.133"
 subject="comment 4"
 date="2013-07-21T19:36:16Z"
 content="""
This sounds like a bug I ran into a while ago that got fixed.

>What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
>
>Phone: 4.20130709-g339d1eo Transfer Server: 3.20120406 (which it did not get to) Desktop: 3.20120629

Maybe try upgrading your server and desktop versions?  Those look old enough to still have the utf-8 bug.
"""]]
