Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/proxy-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/proxy-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.8.2.4 -r1.8.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/proxy-procs.tcl	18 Mar 2021 16:03:25 -0000	1.8.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/proxy-procs.tcl	7 Nov 2023 14:03:29 -0000	1.8.2.5
@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@
                 [expr {[clock clicks -milliseconds] - $start_time}]ms (potential configuration issue)"
         }
 
-        # Check that encoding in the proxied interpreter is the same
-        # as in the main interpreter. If not, we set it the same and
-        # reset it after command execution.
-        set proxy_encoding [ns_proxy eval $handle [list encoding system]]
-        if {$proxy_encoding eq [encoding system]} {
-            set reset_encoding_p 0
-        } else {
-            ns_proxy eval $handle [list encoding system [encoding system]]
-            set reset_encoding_p 1
-        }
-
         ad_try {
             if {[info exists cd]} {
                 #
@@ -56,9 +45,6 @@
             set exec_flags [expr {$ignorestderr_p ? "-ignorestderr --" : ""}]
             set return_string [ns_proxy eval $handle [list ::exec {*}$exec_flags {*}$call]]
         } finally {
-            if {$reset_encoding_p} {
-                ns_proxy eval $handle [list encoding system $proxy_encoding]
-            }
 
             if {[info exists pwd]} {
                 #