--- loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2007/05/22 00:38:25	1.273
+++ loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2007/06/11 17:13:30	1.274
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Documents
 #
-# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.273 2007/05/22 00:38:25 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.274 2007/06/11 17:13:30 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1586,11 +1586,16 @@ sub ask_for_embedded_content {
     foreach my $embed_file (keys(%{$allfiles})) {
 	$upload_output .= &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
 	    '<td>'.$embed_file.'</td><td>';
-	if ($args->{'error_on_invalid_names'}
+	if ($args->{'ignore_remote_references'}
+	    && $embed_file =~ m{^\w+://}) {
+	    $upload_output.='<span class="LC_warning">'.&mt("URL points to other server.").'</span>';
+	} elsif ($args->{'error_on_invalid_names'}
 	    && $embed_file ne &Apache::lonnet::clean_filename($embed_file,{'keep_path' => 1,})) {
 	    
 	    $upload_output.='<span class="LC_warning">'.&mt("Invalid characters").'</span>';
+	    
 	} else {
+
 	    $upload_output .='
            <input name="embedded_item_'.$num.'" type="file" value="bob" />
            <input name="embedded_orig_'.$num.'" type="hidden" value="'.&escape($embed_file).'" />';