diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b250d2e3..49067d22 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ v0.71.2		16-Jan-2005
 		When a user logs in, the users locale (guessed value from his
 		characterset) is set. Experimental to see if libc functions will
 		support Chinese characters.
+		Allowed hi-ascii input characters in the internal fs editor,
+		the chat input and one general input function. This may have
+		effects for all users not using us-ascii keyboards.
 
 	mbfido:
 		Empty *.msg netmails for our own system are dropped with and
diff --git a/mbsebbs/chat.c b/mbsebbs/chat.c
index 0a44285b..7a8331c4 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/chat.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/chat.c
@@ -275,10 +275,11 @@ void Chat(char *username, char *channel)
 	    break;
 
         /*
-	 * Check for a pressed key, if so then process it
+	 * Check for a pressed key, if so then process it.
+	 * Allow hi-ascii for multi-language.
 	 */
 	ch = testkey(exitinfo.iScreenLen -1, curpos + 2);
-	if (isprint(ch)) {
+	if (isprint(ch) || (ch > 0x7F)) {
 	    alarm_on();
 	    if (curpos < 77) {
 		PUTCHAR(ch);
diff --git a/mbsebbs/fsedit.c b/mbsebbs/fsedit.c
index bc438869..e239593b 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/fsedit.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/fsedit.c
@@ -717,9 +717,9 @@ int Fs_Edit()
 			    break;
 			
 	    default:
-			    if ((ch > 31 && ch < 127) || traduce(&ch) ) {
+			    if ((ch > 31) || traduce(&ch) ) {
 				/*
-				 *  Normal printable characters
+				 *  Normal printable characters or hi-ascii
 				 */
 				if (Col == strlen(Message[CurRow]) + 1) {
 				    /*
diff --git a/mbsebbs/input.c b/mbsebbs/input.c
index d58708eb..f2328747 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/input.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/input.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void GetstrP(char *sStr, int iMaxLen, int Position)
 		PUTCHAR('\007');
 	}
 
-	if ((ch > 31 && ch < 127) || traduce(&ch)) {
+	if ((ch > 31) || traduce(&ch)) {
 	    if (iPos <= iMaxLen) {
 		iPos++;
 		sprintf(sStr, "%s%c", sStr, ch);