--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/08/09 19:49:30	1.266
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/08/13 14:37:52	1.267
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.266 2002/08/09 19:49:30 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.267 2002/08/13 14:37:52 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ sub str2hashref {
           }
       } else {
           $string =~ s/^(.*?)=//;
-	  $key=$1
+	  $key=&unescape($1);
       }
       $string =~ s/^=//;