--- loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2020/01/20 17:21:08	1.138.2.5.2.2
+++ loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2020/01/14 00:57:54	1.147
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Syllabus
 #
-# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.138.2.5.2.2 2020/01/20 17:21:08 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.147 2020/01/14 00:57:54 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -185,13 +185,6 @@ sub handler {
         }
     } elsif ($external=~/\w/) {
         unless ($allowed && $forceedit) {
-            if (($env{'user.name'} eq 'public') && ($env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') &&
-                ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443) && ($external =~ m{^http://}) && !($env{'form.usehttp'})) {
-                unless (&Apache::lonnet::uses_sts()) {
-                    &redirect_to_http($r);
-                    return OK;
-                }
-            }
             if ($target eq 'tex') {
                 $r->print(&Apache::lonprintout::print_latex_header($env{'form.latex_type'}).
                          ' \strut \\\\ \textbf{'.&mt('Syllabus').'} \strut \\\\ '.$external.' '.
@@ -316,7 +309,14 @@ sub handler {
             my $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($homeserver);
             my $protocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$homeserver};
             $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-            my $link = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.$r->uri;
+            my $link = $r->uri;
+            if (($protocol eq 'https') && ($external =~ m{^http://})) {
+                unless (&Apache::lonnet::uses_sts()) {
+                    $link .= '?usehttp=1';
+                    $protocol = 'http';
+                }
+            }
+            $link = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.$link;
             $r->print('<div class="LC_left_float">'
                      .'<span class="LC_help_open_topic LC_info">'
                      .'<span class="LC_info">'
@@ -1315,8 +1315,8 @@ sub save_changes {
                               &mt('An error occurred storing the external URL: [_1]',$putres).
                               '</div>';
                 }
-                $is_ext = $external;
             }
+            $is_ext = $external;
         } else {
             $output = '<div class="LC_error">'.
                       &mt('External URL not saved -- invalid URL.').
@@ -1721,17 +1721,5 @@ sub editbutton_js {
 ENDJS
 }
 
-sub redirect_to_http {
-    my ($r) = @_;
-    &Apache::loncommon::content_type($r,'text/html');
-    &Apache::loncommon::no_cache($r);
-    $r->send_http_header;
-    my $url = 'http://'.$r->hostname().$r->uri().'?usehttp=1';
-    $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_page(undef,undef,
-                                             {'redirect' => [0,$url],}).
-              &Apache::loncommon::end_page());
-    return;
-}
-
 1;
 __END__