--- loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2017/05/19 18:23:19	1.123
+++ loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2017/09/13 22:30:20	1.124
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.123 2017/05/19 18:23:19 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.124 2017/09/13 22:30:20 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1325,6 +1325,7 @@ 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,
                                              $env{'request.course.id'});
@@ -1337,7 +1338,7 @@ sub getnormalmail {
                             $shortsubj = &mt('No subject');
                         }
                         push(@{$newmsgs}, {
-                            msgid    => $msgid,
+                            msgid    => $esc_msgid,
                             sendtime => $sendtime,
                             shortsub => $shortsubj,
                             from     => $fromname,