--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2012/01/08 23:34:38	1.1056.4.36
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/05/27 14:22:55	1.1056.4.37
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.36 2012/01/08 23:34:38 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.37 2013/05/27 14:22:55 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4063,9 +4063,12 @@ sub restore {
     if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }
 
     if (!$symb) {
-      unless ($symb=escape(&symbread())) { return ''; }
+        return if ($namespace eq 'courserequests');
+        unless ($symb=escape(&symbread())) { return ''; }
     } else {
-      $symb=&escape(&symbclean($symb));
+        unless ($namespace eq 'courserequests') {
+            $symb=&escape(&symbclean($symb));
+        }
     }
     if (!$namespace) { 
        unless ($namespace=$env{'request.course.id'}) { 
@@ -7404,6 +7407,9 @@ sub store_userdata {
                     $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
                 }
                 $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
+                unless ($namespace eq 'courserequests') {
+                    $datakey = &escape($datakey);
+                }
                 $result =  &reply("store:$udom:$uname:$namespace:$datakey:".
                                   $namevalue,$uhome);
             }