### Please describe the problem. I've tried to setup a remote using assistant, but it failed to correctly sync apparently because there is a "è" in the directory ### What steps will reproduce the problem? run the webapp use "Add another directory" then Remote Server add host name, user name password and directory as "Bibliothèque calibre" (to a repository that already exists) the remote is added as metadata only and the assistant will try to upload every file to it every time it is restarted. if a symlink is created named "calibre library", and is used instead, there is no problem. ### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? it is git-annex version: 5.20150916-1 on debian/sid ### Please provide any additional information below. the log is full of: [[!format sh """ # If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here. # If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-toubib.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-volesprit.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-toubib.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-volesprit.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-toubib.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known sssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-toubib.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-volesprit.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-toubib.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-volesprit.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.20calibre: Name or service not known ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-toubib.lot-of-stuff.info-moi_22_biblioth%c3%a8que.2ssh: Could not resolve hostname git-annex-volesprit.lot-of-stuff.info-m # End of transcript or log. """]] ### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) Adding remote that use only ascii letter work realy well with the webapp.