--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/10/27 21:54:40	1.800
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/10/30 11:10:51	1.801
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.800 2006/10/27 21:54:40 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.801 2006/10/30 11:10:51 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -7236,7 +7236,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	while (my $line = <$fh>) {
            next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
 #           next if /^\#/;
-           chomp;
+           chomp $line;
            my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
 	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati, $primary) = split(/:/,$line,9);
 	   $domain_auth_def{$domain}=$def_auth;