--- loncom/interface/lonrss.pm	2006/12/01 20:17:47	1.29
+++ loncom/interface/lonrss.pm	2006/12/09 23:33:55	1.32
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # RSS Feeder
 #
-# $Id: lonrss.pm,v 1.29 2006/12/01 20:17:47 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonrss.pm,v 1.32 2006/12/09 23:33:55 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ sub handler {
     my $feedname=&feedname($filename);
     my ($displayfeedname,$displayoption)=&displayfeedname($filename,$uname,$udom);
     my ($blocked,$blocktext);
-    if ($uname !~ /^\d\w\d[\w\-.]+$/) {
+    if (!&Apache::lonnet::is_course($udom,$uname)) {
         ($blocked,$blocktext) = &blocking_blogdisplay($uname,$udom,$html,$filterfeedname);
     }
     if ($html) {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ sub handler {
     } else { # is indeed a user
 # Course or user?
 	my $name='';
-	if ($uname =~ /^\d\w\d[\w\-.]+$/) {
+	if (&Apache::lonnet::is_course($udom,$uname)) {
 	    my %cenv=&Apache::lonnet::dump('environment',$udom,$uname);
 	    $name=$cenv{'description'};
 	} else {