--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2006/04/11 14:17:23	1.181
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2006/04/23 04:04:38	1.182
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.181 2006/04/11 14:17:23 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.182 2006/04/23 04:04:38 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ sub unpackmsgid {
     $msgid=&Apache::lonnet::unescape($msgid);
     my ($sendtime,$shortsubj,$fromname,$fromdomain,$count,$fromcid,
                      $processid)=split(/\:/,&Apache::lonnet::unescape($msgid));
+    $shortsubj = &Apache::lonnet::unescape($shortsubj);
+    $shortsubj = &HTML::Entities::decode($shortsubj);
     if (!defined($processid)) { $fromcid = ''; }
     my %status=();
     unless ($skipstatus) {