diff --git a/rcopy.sh b/rcopy.sh
index 80abfd8..e14c1be 100755
--- a/rcopy.sh
+++ b/rcopy.sh
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ else
    if $MANUAL ; then
       echo -e "\n$msg\n"
    else
-      datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+      datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+      subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+      subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+      subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
    fi
 
    echo ""
@@ -139,8 +142,11 @@ if $check_mountpoint ; then
       if $MANUAL ; then
          echo -e "\n$msg\n"
       else
-         datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+         datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+         subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+         subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+         subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
       fi
       exit 1
    fi
@@ -195,8 +201,11 @@ if $extern_usb_disk || $extern_sata_disk || $intern_disk ; then
       if $MANUAL ; then
          echo -e "\n$msg\n"
       else
-         datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+         datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+         subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+         subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+         subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
       fi
       exit 1
 
@@ -206,8 +215,11 @@ if $extern_usb_disk || $extern_sata_disk || $intern_disk ; then
       if $MANUAL ; then
          echo -e "\n$msg\n"
       else
-         datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+         datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+         subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+         subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+         subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
       fi
       exit 1
    fi
@@ -219,8 +231,11 @@ elif $remote_disk ; then
       if $MANUAL ; then
          echo -e "\n$msg\n"
       else
-         datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+         datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+         subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+         subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+         subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+         echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
       fi
       exit 1
    fi
@@ -248,8 +263,11 @@ if [ ! -O $AGENT ]; then
    if $MANUAL ; then
       echo -e "\n$msg\n"
    else
-      datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+      datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+      subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+      subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+      subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
    fi
 
    exit 1
@@ -267,8 +285,11 @@ if [ ! `$ps aux | $grep -e"^$USER" | $grep "$SSH_AGENT_PID" | $grep ssh-agent |
    if $MANUAL ; then
       echo -e "$msg\n"
    else
-      datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+      datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+      subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+      subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+      subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
    fi
 
    exit 1
@@ -287,8 +308,11 @@ if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
    if $MANUAL ; then
       echo -e "\n$msg\n"
    else
-      datum=`date +"%d.%m.%Y"`
-      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Backup Errors $company -- $datum\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
+      datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y")"
+      subject="Backup Errors $company -- $datum"
+      subject_utf8="$(echo "$subject" | iconv -t UTF8)"
+      subject_utf8_encoded="=?utf-8?B?$(echo $subject_utf8 | base64  --wrap=0)?="
+      echo -e "To:${admin_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:${subject_utf8_encoded}\n${msg}\n" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -F "Errors BACKUP $company" -f $from_address $admin_email
    fi
 
    exit 1