--- loncom/auth/loncacc.pm	2006/04/13 19:07:33	1.41
+++ loncom/auth/loncacc.pm	2007/02/01 07:13:59	1.45
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Cookie Based Access Handler for Construction Area
 # (lonacc: 5/21/99,5/22,5/29,5/31 Gerd Kortemeyer)
 #
-# $Id: loncacc.pm,v 1.41 2006/04/13 19:07:33 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncacc.pm,v 1.45 2007/02/01 07:13:59 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonnet;
 use Apache::lonacc;
+use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 
 sub constructaccess {
     my ($url,$ownerdomain)=@_;
-    my ($ownername)=($url=~/\/(?:\~|priv\/|home\/)(\w+)\//);
+    my ($ownername)=($url=~/\/(?:\~|priv\/|home\/)($match_username)\//);
     unless (($ownername) && ($ownerdomain)) { return ''; }
     # We do not allow editing of previous versions of files.
     if ($url=~/\.(\d+)\.(\w+)$/) { return ''; }
@@ -69,8 +70,7 @@ sub handler {
     my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
     my $cookie;
     if ($lonid) {
-	my $handle=$lonid->value;
-        $handle=~s/\W//g;
+      	my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
         my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
         if ((-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") && ($handle ne '')) {