Handcent Emtiocns not showing

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I am new to Droid X and I am wondering if someone can help me out. I am using Handcent because I do not like the Android emoticons. The problem I am having is that people can't see the emoticons when I send them and I can't see emoticons when they are sent to me. Am I doing something wrong in the setup or do the people I am sending to need to have Handcent to see the emoticons