I am also using Ubuntu 8.04 and the version of the official repositories. I have started a download, meanwhile I have changed the name of the file to "áéíóúñ.rar" and I have waited it to download. Then I have gone to the download folder and the name of the downloaded file is right, respecting the Spanish characters. Do you download your files in an ext3 partition or in some other file system?
I am also using Ubuntu 8.04 and the version of the official repositories. I have started a download, meanwhile I have changed the name of the file to "áéíóúñ.rar" and I have waited it to download. Then I have gone to the download folder and the name of the downloaded file is right, respecting the Spanish characters. Do you download your files in an ext3 partition or in some other file system?