Index: lams_bb_integration/src/org/lamsfoundation/ld/integration/blackboard/LamsSecurityUtil.java
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diff -u -rceb0cd59c019481da796281a115e4d2e61034b25 -re1b434f44fc40d89c93b91e87bc65a110f030f71
--- lams_bb_integration/src/org/lamsfoundation/ld/integration/blackboard/LamsSecurityUtil.java	(.../LamsSecurityUtil.java)	(revision ceb0cd59c019481da796281a115e4d2e61034b25)
+++ lams_bb_integration/src/org/lamsfoundation/ld/integration/blackboard/LamsSecurityUtil.java	(.../LamsSecurityUtil.java)	(revision e1b434f44fc40d89c93b91e87bc65a110f030f71)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 		    + URLEncoder.encode(courseId, "UTF8") + "&country=" + country + "&lang=" + lang + "&requestSrc="
 		    + URLEncoder.encode(reqSrc, "UTF8") + "&firstName=" + URLEncoder.encode(firstName, "UTF-8")
 		    + "&lastName=" + URLEncoder.encode(lastName, "UTF-8")
-		    + "&email=" + email;
+		    + "&email=" + URLEncoder.encode(email, "UTF-8");
 		    
 	} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
 	    throw new RuntimeException(e);
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 		    + URLEncoder.encode(serverId, "utf8") + "&hashValue=" + hash + "&courseId="
 		    + URLEncoder.encode(courseId, "UTF8") + "&country=" + country + "&lang=" + lang + "&mode=" + MODE
 		    + "&firstName=" + URLEncoder.encode(firstName, "UTF-8") + "&lastName="
-		    + URLEncoder.encode(lastName, "UTF-8") + "&email=" + email;
+		    + URLEncoder.encode(lastName, "UTF-8") + "&email=" + URLEncoder.encode(email, "UTF-8");
 	    if (folderId != null) {
 		serviceURL += "&folderID=" + folderId;
 	    }