--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2010/01/25 19:16:08	1.263
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2010/01/26 05:22:03	1.264
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.263 2010/01/25 19:16:08 faziophi Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.264 2010/01/26 05:22:03 faziophi Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ sub coursepreflink {
 
 sub raw_href_to_link {
    my ($message)=@_;
-   $message=~s/(https?\:\/\/[^\s\'\"]+)(\s|$)/<a href="$1"><tt>$1<\/tt><\/a>$2/gi;
+   $message=~s/(https?\:\/\/[^\s\'\"\<]+)([\s\<]|$)/<a href="$1"><tt>$1<\/tt><\/a>$2/gi;
    return $message;
 }