diff --git a/src/server/conference.c b/src/server/conference.c
index 61fb954dbde85d68d7df305311af730c57bd2bc8..01d627d145a716086adbdc0ae6338a764bfb3e23 100644
--- a/src/server/conference.c
+++ b/src/server/conference.c
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ legal_name( String name )
 
     while( name.len-- )
     {
-	if ( !isascii( *name.string ) || !isprint( *name.string )
+	if ( /* !isascii(*name.string) && */
+	    !isprint( *name.string )
 	    /*???|| *name.string == '"'*/ )
 	{
 	    return FALSE;