--- loncom/interface/lonbulletin.pm	2009/11/19 18:05:32	1.49
+++ loncom/interface/lonbulletin.pm	2009/12/03 02:13:28	1.52
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Bulletin Board Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonbulletin.pm,v 1.49 2009/11/19 18:05:32 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonbulletin.pm,v 1.52 2009/12/03 02:13:28 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -249,9 +249,10 @@ sub handler {
         foreach my $field (sort(keys(%syllabusfields))) {
             if (($syllabus{$field}) || ($allowed)) {
                 my $message=$syllabus{$field};
-                &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
-                $message
-                    =~s/(https*\:\/\/[^\s]+)/\<a href=\"$1\"\>\<tt\>$1\<\/tt\>\<\/a\>/g;
+                if (!&Apache::lonfeedback::contains_block_html($message)) {
+                	&Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
+                }
+                $message=&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::raw_href_to_link($message);
                 if ($allowed) {
                     $message=&Apache::lonspeller::markeduptext($message);
                 }