--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/04/04 18:01:11	1.865
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/04/05 22:04:49	1.866
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.865 2007/04/04 18:01:11 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.866 2007/04/05 22:04:49 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -756,6 +756,10 @@ sub get_dom {
     }
     if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+        my %returnhash;
+        if ($rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
+            return %returnhash;
+        }
         my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
         if ( $#pairs==0 && $pairs[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
             return @pairs;