--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2016/08/05 15:34:27	1.1172.2.72
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2016/08/05 18:36:23	1.1172.2.73
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.72 2016/08/05 15:34:27 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.73 2016/08/05 18:36:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ sub idget {
     
     my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
     foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
-	my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+	my $idlist=join('&', map { &escape($_); } @ids);
 	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
 	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
 	my @answer=();
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ sub idget {
 	my $i;
 	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
 	    if ($answer[$i]) {
-		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
 	    } 
 	}
     }