How to prevent problematic charaters in file names

I'm working in a network where I often have to exchange files with PCs and web designers. Often, I have found out that the use of accented letters and even punctations like the slash in file names can lead to much problems when sharing or backing up files.
As the admin, I'm wondering how I could let users in my network use these letters in applications, but not in the Finder.
If possible, I'd like to trigger a notice to the users each time they type such letters, so I can tell them why it's better not to use them.
Anyone has an idea how this could be done without putting too much overhead on the CPU?

Did you ever figure out a solution to this?  I am looking to do the exact same thing.

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