Yes, it is possible. Just in ubb_chat.cgi replace Ä, °A, Ö, etc with simple A, A, O. Then in chat.cgi, do the same with $_->[1]. The problem is that I don't know whether it works on all systems, because maybe a non-European system might have a problem with "special" characters.
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