--- loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2017/05/19 19:55:09	1.105.2.14
+++ loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2017/09/13 23:54:07	1.105.2.15
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.105.2.14 2017/05/19 19:55:09 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.105.2.15 2017/09/13 23:54:07 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1325,8 +1325,9 @@ sub getnormalmail {
             if ($emailstatus{$msgid} eq 'new') {
                 $skipstatus = 1;
             }
+            my $esc_msgid = &escape($msgid);
             my ($sendtime,$shortsubj,$fromname,$fromdom,$status,$fromcid)=
-                &Apache::lonmsg::unpackmsgid($msgid,undef,$skipstatus,undef,
+                &Apache::lonmsg::unpackmsgid($esc_msgid,undef,$skipstatus,undef,
                                              $env{'request.course.id'});
             if (($fromcid) && ($fromcid eq $env{'request.course.id'})) {
                 if (defined($sendtime) && $sendtime!~/error/) {
@@ -1337,7 +1338,7 @@ sub getnormalmail {
                             $shortsubj = &mt('No subject');
                         }
                         push(@{$newmsgs}, {
-                            msgid    => $msgid,
+                            msgid    => $esc_msgid,
                             sendtime => $sendtime,
                             shortsub => $shortsubj,
                             from     => $fromname,
@@ -1358,8 +1359,9 @@ sub getcritmail {
     my $result = '';
     my $critmsgcount = 0;
     foreach my $msgid (sort(keys(%what))) {
+        my $esc_msgid = &escape($msgid);
         my ($sendtime,$shortsubj,$fromname,$fromdom,$status,$fromcid)=
-            &Apache::lonmsg::unpackmsgid($msgid,undef,1,undef,
+            &Apache::lonmsg::unpackmsgid($esc_msgid,undef,1,undef,
                                          $env{'request.course.id'});
         if (($fromcid) && ($fromcid eq  $env{'request.course.id'})) {
             if (defined($sendtime) && $sendtime!~/error/) {
@@ -1369,7 +1371,7 @@ sub getcritmail {
                     $shortsubj = &mt('No subject');
                 }
                 push(@{$critmsgs}, {
-                        msgid    => $msgid,
+                        msgid    => $esc_msgid,
                         sendtime => $sendtime,
                         shortsub => $shortsubj,
                         from     => $fromname,