--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/06/27 16:03:55	1.247
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/06/27 19:04:15	1.248
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.247 2002/06/27 16:03:55 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.248 2002/06/27 19:04:15 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1741,8 +1741,10 @@ sub allowed {
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/X/) {
       if ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}) {
-         my $symb=&symbread();
-         if ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&$symb\&/) { return ''; }
+         my $symb=&symbread($uri);
+         if (($symb) && ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&$symb\&/)) { 
+            return ''; 
+         }
       }
       if (&condval($statecond)) {
 	 return '2';