After configuring my system, so I can view Greek correctly in xterm, I noticed the following problem using mutt. The arrows that signify a thread are not displayed correctly. Instead, they show up as mq> and wq> respectively. How do I get that? Install xorg-apps in order to get luit. Set your LC_CTYPE to a valid charset.encoding(eg. el_GR.iso88597) and run 'luit xterm'. Probably you won't see anything so keep trying until you end up with an xterm(the particular problem is denoted in the forums -> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=14629&highlight=luit+xterm though after 1+ year still no fix). Now, assuming that there is a thread within your mailbox, notice how the arrows are displayed. So, luit is actually causing 2 problems here. Any help is appreciated.