--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/08/04 19:42:59	1.768
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/08/04 21:33:34	1.769
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.768 2006/08/04 19:42:59 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.769 2006/08/04 21:33:34 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3475,7 +3475,8 @@ sub allowed {
     if (defined($env{'allowed.'.$priv})) { return $env{'allowed.'.$priv}; }
 # Free bre access to adm and meta resources
     if (((($uri=~/^adm\//) && ($uri !~ m|/bulletinboard$|)) 
-	 || ($uri=~/\.meta$/)) && ($priv eq 'bre')) {
+	 || (($uri=~/\.meta$/) && ($uri!~m|^uploaded/|) )) 
+	&& ($priv eq 'bre')) {
 	return 'F';
     }
 
@@ -4914,11 +4915,13 @@ sub get_portfile_permissions {
 
 sub get_access_controls {
     my ($current_permissions,$group,$file) = @_;
-    my %access; 
+    my %access;
+    my $real_file = $file;
+    $file =~ s/\.meta$//;
     if (defined($file)) {
         if (ref($$current_permissions{$file."\0".'accesscontrol'}) eq 'HASH') {
             foreach my $control (keys(%{$$current_permissions{$file."\0".'accesscontrol'}})) {
-                $access{$file}{$control} = $$current_permissions{$file."\0".$control};
+                $access{$real_file}{$control} = $$current_permissions{$file."\0".$control};
             }
         }
     } else {