diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index beb35e44e..7abd4a85a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-08-12  Francis Lachapelle  <flachapelle@inverse.ca>
+
+	* UI/WebServerResources/HTMLElement.js (refreshSelectionByIds):
+	replaced the call to the Prototype method "down" in favor to a
+	global access with the element ID. This fixes a multiple-message
+	selection issue with IE.
+
 2011-08-12  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
 	* SoObjects/Mailer/SOGoMailObject.m: (addFlags:, removeFlags:)
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/HTMLElement.js b/UI/WebServerResources/HTMLElement.js
index e27efa85e..5d52f438b 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/HTMLElement.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/HTMLElement.js
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ Element.addMethods({
             element = $(element);
             if (element.selectedIds) {
                 for (var i = 0; i < element.selectedIds.length; i++) {
-                    var e = element.down('#'+element.selectedIds[i]);
+                    //var e = element.down('#'+element.selectedIds[i]); // buggy with IE
+                    var e = $(element.selectedIds[i]);
                     if (e) {
                         if (!e.hasClassName('_selected'))
                             e.addClassName('_selected');
@@ -274,7 +275,6 @@ Element.addMethods({
                         log ("refreshSelectionByIds Error: " + element.tagName
                              + " select by ID " + element.selectedIds[i]
                              + " not found (" + element.childNodes.length + " children)");
-                        //element.selectedIds.splice(i,1);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/SOGoDataTable.js b/UI/WebServerResources/SOGoDataTable.js
index 669fea09a..9eebfc016 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/SOGoDataTable.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/SOGoDataTable.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ var SOGoDataTableInterface = {
 	 * Handle selection based on rows ID.
 	 */
 	this.body.selectRange = function(startIndex, endIndex) {
-	    var element = $(this);
             var s;
             var e;
             var rows;