diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 562c324d..632be97d 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -2443,6 +2443,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Improved cDvbDevice::StillPicture() (thanks to Oliver Endriss).
 - Continuing learning remote control keys in case one rc fails (thanks to
   Oliver Endriss).
+- Fixed handling comments in editing marks.
 
 2003-10-24: Version 1.3.0
 
diff --git a/recording.c b/recording.c
index b6e47c55..77b236f4 100644
--- a/recording.c
+++ b/recording.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.c 1.84 2003/10/17 14:36:58 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.c 1.85 2003/10/24 15:49:00 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "recording.h"
@@ -681,10 +681,8 @@ bool cMark::Parse(const char *s)
   const char *p = strchr(s, ' ');
   if (p) {
      p = skipspace(p);
-     if (*p) {
+     if (*p)
         comment = strdup(p);
-        comment[strlen(comment) - 1] = 0; // strips trailing newline
-        }
      }
   return true;
 }