Can not delete a directory

Hi all folks,
I spend some time to migrate from 10.2.8 to 10.4.3 and Update to 10.4.8 some days ago.
But now I can't delete/handle a directory with a special character in the name. After starting 10.2.8 again I can use the directory like any other directory again.
The directory name was called "Gelöschte Dateien", ö is ouml (html), on a WebDAV drive and copied to my PB a long time ago.
The Finder from 10.2.8 shows something like "Gel"schte Dateien" (on my HFS disk), 10.4.8 shows "Gel?" only.
I use Telnet to get more Information,
10.2.8 show "Gel\342\200\235schte Dateien" and
10.4.8 can't show this directory, ls -la hangs.
Drop to the trash does not work, I try it, but the Finder hang all the time too (with 10.4.8).
I start 10.2.8 again, I can delete/handle the directory, I drop it to the trash, and the directory is deleted now.
Any idea what's going wrong,
Lutz
BTW, with 10.4.8 the directory "Gelöschte Dateien" is not displayed on the WebDAV drive, but 10.2.8 and WindowsXP display this directory all the time, .

Lutz
This is a known problem with certain special characters in file/folder names. I won't go into tedious detail, since it seems Apple may have fixed it.
Someone else with this problem manage to cure it by running Repair Disk from the 10.4 Install disk and then using Secure Empty Trash. I don't know that the "Secure" made any difference, it is the disk repair that counts. If it doesn't work after trying Disk Utility, run fsck instead:
Mac OS X: About Using Disk Utility and fsck for File System Maintenance
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