--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/06/27 19:04:15	1.248
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/06/27 21:11:44	1.249
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.248 2002/06/27 19:04:15 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.249 2002/06/27 21:11:44 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/X/) {
       if ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}) {
-         my $symb=&symbread($uri);
+         my $symb=&symbread($uri,1);
          if (($symb) && ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&$symb\&/)) { 
             return ''; 
          }
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ sub symbclean {
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Return symb list entry
 
 sub symbread {
-    my $thisfn=shift;
+    my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse)=@_;
 # no filename provided? try from environment
     unless ($thisfn) {
         if ($ENV{'request.symb'}) { return &symbclean($ENV{'request.symb'}); }
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ sub symbread {
 # ----------------------------------------------- There is only one possibility
 		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$ids);
                      $syval=declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).'___'.$resid;
-                 } else {
+                 } elsif (!$donotrecurse) {
 # ------------------------------------------ There is more than one possibility
                      my $realpossible=0;
                      foreach (@possibilities) {
@@ -2765,6 +2765,8 @@ sub symbread {
 			 }
                      }
 		     if ($realpossible!=1) { $syval=''; }
+                 } else {
+                     $syval='';
                  }
 	      }
               untie(%bighash)