Ampersands in XML HTTP POST

Hi All,
I am working on a project where XML files are received through HTTP POSTs.
When I am receiving the XML String as a parameter it (the string) is being broken up into sections.
sXML = getParameter("XMLString");
However, the XML contains ampersands (& &apost;..etc) and the getParameter is only capturing up until the first ampersand. It appears to be behaving as if there is another parameter there.
Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Teddy.

as an addition, in case you didn't realise the & character is used to seperate parameters in a HTTP GET string, hence the behavoiur you are getting.

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