Index: moodle/mod/lamslesson/lib.php
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/moodle/mod/lamslesson/lib.php,v
diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- moodle/mod/lamslesson/lib.php	3 Feb 2012 13:26:16 -0000	1.12
+++ moodle/mod/lamslesson/lib.php	20 Apr 2012 23:27:40 -0000	1.13
@@ -909,7 +909,13 @@
  */
 function lamslesson_http_call($request) {
         global $CFG;
-        $results = download_file_content($request);
+	
+	# pass charset as part of headers so it is interpreted correctly
+	# on the LAMS side. See LDEV-2875
+	$headers = array(
+		"Content-Type" =>  "application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8"
+	);
+        $results = download_file_content($request, $headers);
 
         if ($results) {
             return $results;