diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 7e2457586a..a06084beed 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -5515,3 +5515,7 @@ David  Aug 1 2003
 Karl 2003/08/01
     - increased MAX_APP_VERSIONS from 100 to 500
     sched/*
+
+Karl 2003/08/01
+    - fixed \n s in client messages
+    client/*
diff --git a/client/app.C b/client/app.C
index 309df8ff17..29af8169f0 100644
--- a/client/app.C
+++ b/client/app.C
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ bool ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited() {
                     atp->state = PROCESS_ABORTED;
                     atp->result->active_task_state = PROCESS_ABORTED;
                     gstate.report_result_error(
-                        *(atp->result), 0, "process was aborted\n"
+                        *(atp->result), 0, "process was aborted"
                     );
                 } else {
                     atp->state = PROCESS_EXITED;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ bool ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited() {
                     if (exit_code) {
                         gstate.report_result_error(
                             *(atp->result), 0,
-                            "process exited with a non zero exit code\n"
+                            "process exited with a non zero exit code"
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ bool ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited() {
             atp->state = PROCESS_ABORTED;
             atp->result->active_task_state = PROCESS_ABORTED;
             gstate.report_result_error(
-                *(atp->result), 0, "process was aborted\n"
+                *(atp->result), 0, "process was aborted"
             );
         } else {
             if (WIFEXITED(stat)) {
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ bool ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited() {
                 if(atp->exit_status) {
                     gstate.report_result_error(
                         *(atp->result), 0,
-                        "process exited with a nonzero exit code\n"
+                        "process exited with a nonzero exit code"
                     );
                 }
                 scope_messages.printf("ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited(): process exited: status %d\n", atp->exit_status);
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ bool ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited() {
                 atp->result->signal = atp->signal;
                 atp->result->active_task_state = PROCESS_WAS_SIGNALED;
                 gstate.report_result_error(
-                    *(atp->result), 0, "process was signaled\n"
+                    *(atp->result), 0, "process was signaled"
                 );
                 scope_messages.printf("ACTIVE_TASK_SET::check_app_exited(): process was signaled: %d\n", atp->signal);
             } else {
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ int ACTIVE_TASK_SET::restart_tasks() {
             atp->result->active_task_state = PROCESS_COULDNT_START;
             gstate.report_result_error(
                 *(atp->result), retval,
-                "Couldn't restart the app for this result.\n"
+                "Couldn't restart the app for this result."
             );
             active_tasks.erase(iter);
         } else {
diff --git a/client/client_state.C b/client/client_state.C
index 66faff070b..bb6769da67 100644
--- a/client/client_state.C
+++ b/client/client_state.C
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::report_result_error(
 
     sprintf(
         buf,
-        "<message>%s</message>\n"
+        "<message>%s\n</message>\n"
         "<active_task_state>%d</active_task_state>\n"
         "<exit_status>%d</exit_status>\n"
         "<signal>%d</signal>\n",
diff --git a/client/cs_apps.C b/client/cs_apps.C
index 9df45e0c29..40527973aa 100644
--- a/client/cs_apps.C
+++ b/client/cs_apps.C
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 // Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
 // compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 // http://boinc.berkeley.edu/license_1.0.txt
-// 
+//
 // Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
 // basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 // License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
-// under the License. 
-// 
-// The Original Code is the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing. 
-// 
+// under the License.
+//
+// The Original Code is the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing.
+//
 // The Initial Developer of the Original Code is the SETI@home project.
 // Portions created by the SETI@home project are Copyright (C) 2002
-// University of California at Berkeley. All Rights Reserved. 
-// 
+// University of California at Berkeley. All Rights Reserved.
+//
 // Contributor(s):
 //
 // High-level logic involving task execution
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::start_apps() {
                 atp->result->active_task_state = PROCESS_COULDNT_START;
                 report_result_error(
                     *(atp->result), retval,
-                    "Couldn't start the app for this result.\n"
+                    "Couldn't start the app for this result."
                 );
             }
             action = true;