--- loncom/interface/lonbulletin.pm	2005/04/07 06:56:22	1.29
+++ loncom/interface/lonbulletin.pm	2005/06/06 02:29:46	1.30
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Bulletin Board Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonbulletin.pm,v 1.29 2005/04/07 06:56:22 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonbulletin.pm,v 1.30 2005/06/06 02:29:46 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ ENDDOCUMENT
        foreach (sort keys %syllabusfields) {
           if (($syllabus{$_}) || ($allowed)) {
               my $message=$syllabus{$_};
-              $message=~s/\n/\<br \/\>/g;
-              $message
+	      &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
+	      $message
         =~s/(https*\:\/\/[^\s]+)/\<a href=\"$1\"\>\<tt\>$1\<\/tt\>\<\/a\>/g;
 	      $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
 	      if ($allowed) {