--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2023/01/23 18:12:09	1.1172.2.146.2.12
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/01/05 04:23:46	1.1437
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.146.2.12 2023/01/23 18:12:09 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1437 2021/01/05 04:23:46 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ delayed.
 package Apache::lonnet;
 
 use strict;
-use LWP::UserAgent();
 use HTTP::Date;
 use Image::Magick;
 use CGI::Cookie;
 
+use Encode;
+
 use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir $deftex
             $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease
             %managerstab $passwdmin);
@@ -96,11 +97,11 @@ use Digest::MD5;
 use Math::Random;
 use File::MMagic;
 use Net::CIDR;
-use Sys::Hostname::FQDN();
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
 use LONCAPA::lonmetadata;
 use LONCAPA::Lond;
+use LONCAPA::LWPReq;
 use LONCAPA::transliterate;
 
 use File::Copy;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ require Exporter;
 our @ISA = qw (Exporter);
 our @EXPORT = qw(%env);
 
+
 # ------------------------------------ Logging (parameters, docs, slots, roles)
 {
     my $logid;
@@ -128,19 +130,19 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(%env);
         my $now = time();
 	my $id=$now.'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
         my $ip = &get_requestor_ip();
-        my $logentry = {
-                         $id => {
-                                  'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
-                                  'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
-                                  'exe_time'  => $now,
-                                  'exe_ip'    => $ip,
-                                  'delflag'   => $delflag,
-                                  'logentry'  => $storehash,
-                                  'uname'     => $uname,
-                                  'udom'      => $udom,
-                                }
+        my $logentry = { 
+                          $id => {
+                                   'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
+                                   'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
+                                   'exe_time'  => $now,
+                                   'exe_ip'    => $ip,
+                                   'delflag'   => $delflag,
+                                   'logentry'  => $storehash,
+                                   'uname'     => $uname,
+                                   'udom'      => $udom,
+                                  }
                        };
-        return &put('nohist_'.$hash_name,$logentry,$cdom,$cnum);
+	return &put('nohist_'.$hash_name,$logentry,$cdom,$cnum);
     }
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ sub create_connection {
 				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
 				     Timeout => 10);
     return 0 if (!$client);
-    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname))."\n");
+    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname),$loncaparevs{$lonid})."\n");
     my $result = <$client>;
     chomp($result);
     return 1 if ($result eq 'done');
@@ -230,6 +232,54 @@ sub get_server_distarch {
     return;
 }
 
+sub get_servercerts_info {
+    my ($lonhost,$hostname,$context) = @_;
+    return if ($lonhost eq '');
+    if ($hostname eq '') {
+        $hostname = &hostname($lonhost);
+    }
+    return if ($hostname eq '');
+    my ($rep,$uselocal);
+    if ($context eq 'install') {
+        $uselocal = 1;
+    } elsif (grep { $_ eq $lonhost } &current_machine_ids()) {
+        $uselocal = 1;
+    }
+    if (($context ne 'cgi') && ($context ne 'install') && ($uselocal)) {
+        my $distro = (split(/\:/,&get_server_distarch($lonhost)))[0];
+        if ($distro eq '') {
+            $uselocal = 0;
+        } elsif ($distro =~ /^(?:centos|redhat|scientific)(\d+)$/) {
+            if ($1 < 6) {
+                $uselocal = 0;
+            }
+        }  elsif ($distro =~ /^(?:sles)(\d+)$/) {
+            if ($1 < 12) {
+                $uselocal = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($uselocal) {
+        $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::server_certs(\%perlvar,$lonhost,$hostname);
+    } else {
+        $rep=&reply('servercerts',$lonhost);
+    }
+    my ($result,%returnhash);
+    if (($rep=~/^(refused|rejected|error)/) || ($rep eq 'con_lost') ||
+        ($rep eq 'unknown_cmd')) {
+        $result = $rep;
+    } else {
+        $result = 'ok';
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+        foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+            my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+            my $what = &unescape($key);
+            $returnhash{$what}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+        }
+    }
+    return ($result,\%returnhash);
+}
+
 sub get_server_loncaparev {
     my ($dom,$lonhost,$ignore_cache,$caller) = @_;
     if (defined($lonhost)) {
@@ -264,14 +314,12 @@ sub get_server_loncaparev {
             $answer = &reply('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
             if (($answer eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($answer eq 'con_lost')) {
                 if ($caller eq 'loncron') {
-                    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                    $ua->timeout(4);
                     my $hostname = &hostname($lonhost);
                     my $protocol = $protocol{$lonhost};
                     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
                     my $url = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/adm/about.html';
                     my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
-                    my $response=$ua->request($request);
+                    my $response=&LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($lonhost,$request,'',\%perlvar,4,1);
                     unless ($response->is_error()) {
                         my $content = $response->content;
                         if ($content =~ /<p>VERSION\:\s*([\w.\-]+)<\/p>/) {
@@ -362,7 +410,8 @@ sub remote_devalidate_cache {
     my $items;
     return unless (ref($cachekeys) eq 'ARRAY');
     my $cachestr = join('&',@{$cachekeys});
-    return &reply('devalidatecache:'.&escape($cachestr),$lonhost);
+    my $response = &reply('devalidatecache:'.&escape($cachestr),$lonhost);
+    return $response;
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
@@ -394,7 +443,7 @@ sub subreply {
 	} else {
 	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
 	}
-        sleep(0.1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+        sleep(0.1);	# Try again later if failed connection.
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
@@ -467,7 +516,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
             sleep 1;
-         } else {
+        } else {
 	    &logthis(
                "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
@@ -662,7 +711,7 @@ sub check_for_valid_session {
         }
     }
     if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") {
-        if ((ref($domref)) && ($name eq 'lonID') &&
+        if ((ref($domref)) && ($name eq 'lonID') && 
             ($handle =~ /^($match_username)\_\d+\_($match_domain)\_(.+)$/)) {
             my ($possuname,$possudom,$possuhome) = ($1,$2,$3);
             if ((&domain($possudom) ne '') && (&homeserver($possuname,$possudom) eq $possuhome)) {
@@ -691,8 +740,10 @@ sub check_for_valid_session {
     if (ref($userhashref) eq 'HASH') {
         $userhashref->{'name'} = $disk_env{'user.name'};
         $userhashref->{'domain'} = $disk_env{'user.domain'};
-        if ($disk_env{'request.role'}) {
-            $userhashref->{'role'} = $disk_env{'request.role'};
+        $userhashref->{'lti'} = $disk_env{'request.lti.login'};
+        if ($userhashref->{'lti'}) {
+            $userhashref->{'ltitarget'} = $disk_env{'request.lti.target'};
+            $userhashref->{'ltiuri'} = $disk_env{'request.lti.uri'};
         }
     }
     untie(%disk_env);
@@ -922,7 +973,7 @@ sub userload {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($r,$loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name,$udom) = @_;
     my $spare_server;
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowest_load=($loadpercent > $userloadpercent) ? $loadpercent 
@@ -967,8 +1018,6 @@ sub spareserver {
                 if ($protocol{$spare_server} eq 'https') {
                     $protocol = $protocol{$spare_server};
                 }
-                my $alias = &Apache::lonnet::use_proxy_alias($r,$spare_server);
-                $hostname = $alias if ($alias ne '');
 	        $spare_server = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
             }
         }
@@ -1035,6 +1084,19 @@ sub find_existing_session {
     return;
 }
 
+sub delusersession {
+    my ($lonid,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my $uprimary_id = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    my $uintdom = &internet_dom($uprimary_id);
+    my $intdom = &internet_dom($lonid);
+    my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($lonid);
+    if (($uintdom ne '') && ($uintdom eq $intdom)) {
+        return &reply(join(':','delusersession',
+                            map {&escape($_)} ($udom,$uname)),$lonid);
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 # check if user's browser sent load balancer cookie and server still has session
 # and is not overloaded.
 sub check_for_balancer_cookie {
@@ -1150,12 +1212,12 @@ sub choose_server {
         }
     }
     foreach my $lonhost (keys(%servers)) {
-        my $loginvia;
         if ($skiploadbal) {
             if (ref($balancers) eq 'HASH') {
                 next if (exists($balancers->{$lonhost}));
             }
         }
+        my $loginvia;
         if ($checkloginvia) {
             $loginvia = $domconfhash{$udom.'.login.loginvia_'.$lonhost};
             if ($loginvia) {
@@ -1254,7 +1316,7 @@ sub changepass {
 sub queryauthenticate {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-    if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+    if (!$uhome) {
 	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown when looking for authentication mechanism");
 	return 'no_host';
     }
@@ -1303,35 +1365,12 @@ sub authenticate {
     }
     if ($answer eq 'non_authorized') {
 	&logthis("User $uname at $udom rejected by $uhome");
-	return 'no_host';
+	return 'no_host'; 
     }
     &logthis("User $uname at $udom threw error $answer when checking authentication mechanism");
     return 'no_host';
 }
 
-sub can_switchserver {
-    my ($udom,$home) = @_;
-    my ($canswitch,@intdoms);
-    my $internet_names = &get_internet_names($home);
-    if (ref($internet_names) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        @intdoms = @{$internet_names};
-    }
-    my $uint_dom = &internet_dom(&domain($udom,'primary'));
-    if ($uint_dom ne '' && grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@intdoms)) {
-        $canswitch = 1;
-    } else {
-         my $serverhomeID = &get_server_homeID(&hostname($home));
-         my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($serverhomeID);
-         my %defdomdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($serverhomedom);
-         my %udomdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
-         my $remoterev = &get_server_loncaparev('',$home);
-         $canswitch = &can_host_session($udom,$home,$remoterev,
-                                        $udomdefaults{'remotesessions'},
-                                        $defdomdefaults{'hostedsessions'});
-    }
-    return $canswitch;
-}
-
 sub can_host_session {
     my ($udom,$lonhost,$remoterev,$remotesessions,$hostedsessions) = @_;
     my $canhost = 1;
@@ -1406,15 +1445,6 @@ sub spare_can_host {
             $canhost = 0;
         }
     }
-    if ($canhost) {
-        if (ref($defdomdefaults{'offloadoth'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            if ($defdomdefaults{'offloadoth'}{$try_server}) {
-                unless (&shared_institution($udom,$try_server)) {
-                    $canhost = 0;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
     if (($canhost) && ($uint_dom)) {
         my @intdoms;
         my $internet_names = &get_internet_names($try_server);
@@ -1513,14 +1543,14 @@ sub get_lonbalancer_config {
 sub check_loadbalancing {
     my ($uname,$udom,$caller) = @_;
     my ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$dom_in_use,$homeintdom,
-        $rule_in_effect,$offloadto,$otherserver,$setcookie);
+        $rule_in_effect,$offloadto,$otherserver,$setcookie,$dom_balancers);
     my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
     my @hosts = &current_machine_ids();
     my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($udom,'primary');
     my $uintdom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
     my $intdom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($lonhost);
     my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($lonhost);
-    my $domneedscache; 
+    my $domneedscache;
     my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
 
     if (($uintdom ne '') && ($uintdom eq $intdom)) {
@@ -1540,7 +1570,7 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
         }
     }
     if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
-        ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie) =
+        ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie,$dom_balancers) =
             &check_balancer_result($result,@hosts);
         if ($is_balancer) {
             if (ref($currrules) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1601,7 +1631,7 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
             }
         }
         if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
-            ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie) =
+            ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie,$dom_balancers) =
                 &check_balancer_result($result,@hosts);
             if ($is_balancer) {
                 if (ref($currrules) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1677,12 +1707,12 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
     if (($is_balancer) && (!$homeintdom)) {
         undef($setcookie);
     }
-    return ($is_balancer,$otherserver,$setcookie);
+    return ($is_balancer,$otherserver,$setcookie,$offloadto,$dom_balancers);
 }
 
 sub check_balancer_result {
     my ($result,@hosts) = @_;
-    my ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie);
+    my ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie,$dom_balancers);
     if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
         if ($result->{'lonhost'} ne '') {
             my $currbalancer = $result->{'lonhost'};
@@ -1691,20 +1721,24 @@ sub check_balancer_result {
                 $currtargets = $result->{'targets'};
                 $currrules = $result->{'rules'};
             }
+            $dom_balancers = $currbalancer;
         } else {
-            foreach my $key (keys(%{$result})) {
-                if (($key ne '') && (grep(/^\Q$key\E$/,@hosts)) &&
-                    (ref($result->{$key}) eq 'HASH')) {
-                    $is_balancer = 1;
-                    $currrules = $result->{$key}{'rules'};
-                    $currtargets = $result->{$key}{'targets'};
-                    $setcookie = $result->{$key}{'cookie'};
-                    last;
+            if (keys(%{$result})) {
+                foreach my $key (keys(%{$result})) {
+                    if (($key ne '') && (grep(/^\Q$key\E$/,@hosts)) &&
+                        (ref($result->{$key}) eq 'HASH')) {
+                        $is_balancer = 1;
+                        $currrules = $result->{$key}{'rules'};
+                        $currtargets = $result->{$key}{'targets'};
+                        $setcookie = $result->{$key}{'cookie'};
+                        last;
+                    }
                 }
+                $dom_balancers = join(',',sort(keys(%{$result})));
             }
         }
     }
-    return ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie);
+    return ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie,$dom_balancers);
 }
 
 sub get_loadbalancer_targets {
@@ -1776,6 +1810,101 @@ sub internet_dom_servers {
     return %uniqservers;
 }
 
+sub trusted_domains {
+    my ($cmdtype,$calldom) = @_;
+    my ($trusted,$untrusted);
+    if (&domain($calldom) eq '') {
+        return ($trusted,$untrusted);
+    }
+    unless ($cmdtype =~ /^(content|shared|enroll|coaurem|othcoau|domroles|catalog|reqcrs|msg)$/) {
+        return ($trusted,$untrusted);
+    }
+    my $callprimary = &domain($calldom,'primary');
+    my $intcalldom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($callprimary);
+    if ($intcalldom eq '') {
+        return ($trusted,$untrusted);
+    }
+
+    my ($trustconfig,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('trust',$calldom);
+    unless (defined($cached)) {
+        my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['trust'],$calldom);
+        &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('trust',$calldom,$domconfig{'trust'},3600);
+        $trustconfig = $domconfig{'trust'};
+    }
+    if (ref($trustconfig)) {
+        my (%possexc,%possinc,@allexc,@allinc); 
+        if (ref($trustconfig->{$cmdtype}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($trustconfig->{$cmdtype}->{'exc'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                map { $possexc{$_} = 1; } @{$trustconfig->{$cmdtype}->{'exc'}}; 
+            }
+            if (ref($trustconfig->{$cmdtype}->{'inc'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                $possinc{$intcalldom} = 1;
+                map { $possinc{$_} = 1; } @{$trustconfig->{$cmdtype}->{'inc'}};
+            }
+        }
+        if (keys(%possexc)) {
+            if (keys(%possinc)) {
+                foreach my $key (sort(keys(%possexc))) {
+                    next if ($key eq $intcalldom);
+                    unless ($possinc{$key}) {
+                        push(@allexc,$key);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                @allexc = sort(keys(%possexc));
+            }
+        }
+        if (keys(%possinc)) {
+            $possinc{$intcalldom} = 1;
+            @allinc = sort(keys(%possinc));
+        }
+        if ((@allexc > 0) || (@allinc > 0)) {
+            my %doms_by_intdom;
+            my %allintdoms = &all_host_intdom();
+            my %alldoms = &all_host_domain();
+            foreach my $key (%allintdoms) {
+                if (ref($doms_by_intdom{$allintdoms{$key}}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    unless (grep(/^\Q$alldoms{$key}\E$/,@{$doms_by_intdom{$allintdoms{$key}}})) {
+                        push(@{$doms_by_intdom{$allintdoms{$key}}},$alldoms{$key});
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $doms_by_intdom{$allintdoms{$key}} = [$alldoms{$key}]; 
+                }
+            }
+            foreach my $exc (@allexc) {
+                if (ref($doms_by_intdom{$exc}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    push(@{$untrusted},@{$doms_by_intdom{$exc}});
+                }
+            }
+            foreach my $inc (@allinc) {
+                if (ref($doms_by_intdom{$inc}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    push(@{$trusted},@{$doms_by_intdom{$inc}});
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($trusted,$untrusted);
+}
+
+sub will_trust {
+    my ($cmdtype,$domain,$possdom) = @_;
+    return 1 if ($domain eq $possdom);
+    my ($trustedref,$untrustedref) = &trusted_domains($cmdtype,$possdom);
+    my $willtrust; 
+    if ((ref($trustedref) eq 'ARRAY') && (@{$trustedref} > 0)) {
+        if (grep(/^\Q$domain\E$/,@{$trustedref})) {
+            $willtrust = 1;
+        }
+    } elsif ((ref($untrustedref) eq 'ARRAY') && (@{$untrustedref} > 0)) {
+        unless (grep(/^\Q$domain\E$/,@{$untrustedref})) {
+            $willtrust = 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        $willtrust = 1;
+    }
+    return $willtrust;
+}
+
 # ---------------------- Find the homebase for a user from domain's lib servers
 
 my %homecache;
@@ -1801,17 +1930,33 @@ sub homeserver {
     return 'no_host';
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------- Find the usernames behind a list of IDs
+# ----- Find the usernames behind a list of student/employee IDs or clicker IDs
 
 sub idget {
-    my ($udom,@ids)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$idsref,$namespace)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
+    my @ids=(); 
+    if (ref($idsref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        @ids = @{$idsref};
+    } else {
+        return %returnhash; 
+    }
+    if ($namespace eq '') {
+        $namespace = 'ids';
+    }
     
     my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
     foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
 	my $idlist=join('&', map { &escape($_); } @ids);
-	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
-	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+	if ($namespace eq 'ids') {
+	    $idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+	}
+	my $reply;
+	if ($namespace eq 'ids') {
+	    $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+	} else {
+	    $reply=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$idlist",$tryserver);
+	}
 	my @answer=();
 	if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
 	    @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
@@ -1820,9 +1965,9 @@ sub idget {
 	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
 	    if ($answer[$i]) {
 		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
-	    } 
+	    }
 	}
-    } 
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -1837,60 +1982,141 @@ sub idrget {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
-# ------------------------------- Store away a list of names and associated IDs
+# Store away a list of names and associated student/employee IDs or clicker IDs
 
 sub idput {
-    my ($udom,%ids)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$idsref,$uhom,$namespace)=@_;
     my %servers=();
+    my %ids=();
+    my %byid = ();
+    if (ref($idsref) eq 'HASH') {
+        %ids=%{$idsref};
+    }
+    if ($namespace eq '') {
+        $namespace = 'ids'; 
+    }
     foreach my $uname (keys(%ids)) {
 	&cput('environment',{'id'=>$ids{$uname}},$udom,$uname);
-        my $uhom=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        if ($uhom eq '') {
+            $uhom=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        }
         if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
-            my $id=&escape($ids{$uname});
-            $id=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
             my $esc_unam=&escape($uname);
-	    if ($servers{$uhom}) {
-		$servers{$uhom}.='&'.$id.'='.$esc_unam;
+            if ($namespace eq 'ids') {
+                my $id=&escape($ids{$uname});
+                $id=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+                my $esc_unam=&escape($uname);
+                $servers{$uhom}.=$id.'='.$esc_unam.'&';
             } else {
-                $servers{$uhom}=$id.'='.$esc_unam;
+                my @currids = split(/,/,$ids{$uname});
+                foreach my $id (@currids) {
+                    $byid{$uhom}{$id} .= $uname.',';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($namespace eq 'clickers') {
+        foreach my $server (keys(%byid)) {
+            if (ref($byid{$server}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $id (keys(%{$byid{$server}})) {
+                    $byid{$server} =~ s/,$//;
+                    $servers{$uhom}.=&escape($id).'='.&escape($byid{$server}).'&'; 
+                }
             }
         }
     }
     foreach my $server (keys(%servers)) {
-        &critical('idput:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$server},$server);
+        $servers{$server} =~ s/\&$//;
+        if ($namespace eq 'ids') {     
+            &critical('idput:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$server},$server);
+        } else {
+            &critical('updateclickers:'.$udom.':add:'.$servers{$server},$server);
+        }
     }
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------- Delete unwanted IDs from ids.db file
+# ------------- Delete unwanted student/employee IDs or clicker IDs from domain
 
 sub iddel {
-    my ($udom,$idshashref,$uhome)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$idshashref,$uhome,$namespace)=@_;
     my %result=();
-    unless (ref($idshashref) eq 'HASH') {
+    my %ids=();
+    my %byid = ();
+    if (ref($idshashref) eq 'HASH') {
+        %ids=%{$idshashref};
+    } else {
         return %result;
     }
+    if ($namespace eq '') {
+        $namespace = 'ids';
+    }
     my %servers=();
-    while (my ($id,$uname) = each(%{$idshashref})) {
-        my $uhom;
-        if ($uhome) {
-            $uhom = $uhome;
-        } else {
-            $uhom=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-        }
-        if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
-            if ($servers{$uhom}) {
+    while (my ($id,$unamestr) = each(%ids)) {
+        if ($namespace eq 'ids') {
+            my $uhom = $uhome;
+            if ($uhom eq '') { 
+                $uhom=&homeserver($unamestr,$udom);
+            }
+            if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
                 $servers{$uhom}.='&'.&escape($id);
-            } else {
-                $servers{$uhom}=&escape($id);
+            }
+         } else {
+            my @curritems = split(/,/,$ids{$id});
+            foreach my $uname (@curritems) {
+                my $uhom = $uhome;
+                if ($uhom eq '') {
+                    $uhom=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+                }
+                if ($uhom ne 'no_host') { 
+                    $byid{$uhom}{$id} .= $uname.',';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($namespace eq 'clickers') {
+        foreach my $server (keys(%byid)) {
+            if (ref($byid{$server}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $id (keys(%{$byid{$server}})) {
+                    $byid{$server}{$id} =~ s/,$//;
+                    $servers{$server}.=&escape($id).'='.&escape($byid{$server}{$id}).'&';
+                }
             }
         }
     }
     foreach my $server (keys(%servers)) {
-        $result{$server} = &critical('iddel:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$server},$uhome);
+        $servers{$server} =~ s/\&$//;
+        if ($namespace eq 'ids') {
+            $result{$server} = &critical('iddel:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$server},$uhome);
+        } elsif ($namespace eq 'clickers') {
+            $result{$server} = &critical('updateclickers:'.$udom.':del:'.$servers{$server},$server);
+        }
     }
     return %result;
 }
 
+# ----- Update clicker ID-to-username look-ups in clickers.db on library server 
+
+sub updateclickers {
+    my ($udom,$action,$idshashref,$uhome,$critical) = @_;
+    my %clickers;
+    if (ref($idshashref) eq 'HASH') {
+        %clickers=%{$idshashref};
+    } else {
+        return;
+    }
+    my $items='';
+    foreach my $item (keys(%clickers)) {
+        $items.=&escape($item).'='.&escape($clickers{$item}).'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    my $request = "updateclickers:$udom:$action:$items";
+    if ($critical) {
+        return &critical($request,$uhome);
+    } else {
+        return &reply($request,$uhome);
+    }
+}
+
 # ------------------------------dump from db file owned by domainconfig user
 sub dump_dom {
     my ($namespace, $udom, $regexp) = @_;
@@ -1905,7 +2131,7 @@ sub dump_dom {
 # ------------------------------------------ get items from domain db files   
 
 sub get_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome,$encrypt)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
     return if ($udom eq 'public');
     my $items='';
     foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
@@ -1929,15 +2155,10 @@ sub get_dom {
     }
     if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $rep;
-        if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } &current_machine_ids()) {
-            # domain information is hosted on this machine
-            $rep = &LONCAPA::Lond::get_dom("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items");
+        if ($namespace =~ /^enc/) {
+            $rep=&reply("encrypt:egetdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
         } else {
-            if ($encrypt) {
-                $rep=&reply("encrypt:egetdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
-            } else {
-                $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
-            }
+            $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
         }
         my %returnhash;
         if ($rep eq '' || $rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
@@ -1961,7 +2182,7 @@ sub get_dom {
 # -------------------------------------------- put items in domain db files 
 
 sub put_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome,$encrypt)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
     if (!$udom) {
         $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
         if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
@@ -1982,7 +2203,7 @@ sub put_dom {
             $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
         }
         $items=~s/\&$//;
-        if ($encrypt) {
+        if ($namespace =~ /^enc/) {
             return &reply("encrypt:putdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
         } else {
             return &reply("putdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
@@ -2020,57 +2241,6 @@ sub del_dom {
     }
 }
 
-sub store_dom {
-    my ($storehash,$id,$namespace,$dom,$home,$encrypt) = @_;
-    $$storehash{'ip'}=&get_requestor_ip();
-    $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    my $namevalue='';
-    foreach my $key (keys(%{$storehash})) {
-        $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
-    }
-    $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
-    if (grep { $_ eq $home } current_machine_ids()) {
-        return LONCAPA::Lond::store_dom("storedom:$dom:$namespace:$id:$namevalue");
-    } else {
-        if ($namespace eq 'private') {
-            return 'refused';
-        } elsif ($encrypt) {
-            return reply("encrypt:storedom:$dom:$namespace:$id:$namevalue",$home);
-        } else {
-            return reply("storedom:$dom:$namespace:$id:$namevalue",$home);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-sub restore_dom {
-    my ($id,$namespace,$dom,$home,$encrypt) = @_;
-    my $answer;
-    if (grep { $_ eq $home } current_machine_ids()) {
-        $answer = LONCAPA::Lond::restore_dom("restoredom:$dom:$namespace:$id");
-    } elsif ($namespace ne 'private') {
-        if ($encrypt) {
-            $answer=&reply("encrypt:restoredom:$dom:$namespace:$id",$home);
-        } else {
-            $answer=&reply("restoredom:$dom:$namespace:$id",$home);
-        }
-    }
-    my %returnhash=();
-    unless (($answer eq '') || ($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'refused') ||
-            ($answer eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
-        foreach my $line (split(/\&/,$answer)) {
-            my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$line);
-            $returnhash{&unescape($name)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
-        }
-        my $version;
-        for ($version=1;$version<=$returnhash{'version'};$version++) {
-            foreach my $item (split(/\:/,$returnhash{$version.':keys'})) {
-                $returnhash{$item}=$returnhash{$version.':'.$item};
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return %returnhash;
-}
-
 # ----------------------------------construct domainconfig user for a domain 
 sub get_domainconfiguser {
     my ($udom) = @_;
@@ -2113,7 +2283,7 @@ sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
 
 sub is_domainimage {
     my ($url) = @_;
-    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo|login)/+[^/]-) {
+    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo)/+[^/]-) {
         if (&domain($1) ne '') {
             return '1';
         }
@@ -2131,10 +2301,9 @@ sub inst_directory_query {
         unless ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
             if ($srch->{'srchby'} eq 'email') {
                 my $lcrev = &get_server_loncaparev($udom,$homeserver);
-                my ($major,$minor,$subver) = ($lcrev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
+                my ($major,$minor) = ($lcrev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
                 if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') || ($major < 2) ||
-                    (($major == 2) && ($minor < 11)) ||
-                    (($major == 2) && ($minor == 11) && ($subver < 3))) {
+                    (($major == 2) && ($minor < 12))) {
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -2183,10 +2352,9 @@ sub usersearch {
             unless ($tryserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
                 if ($srch->{'srchby'} eq 'email') {
                     my $lcrev = &get_server_loncaparev($dom,$tryserver);
-                    my ($major,$minor,$subver) = ($lcrev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
+                    my ($major,$minor) = ($lcrev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
                     next if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') || ($major < 2) ||
-                             (($major == 2) && ($minor < 11)) ||
-                             (($major == 2) && ($minor == 11) && ($subver < 3)));
+                             (($major == 2) && ($minor < 12)));
                 }
             }
             my $host=&hostname($tryserver);
@@ -2278,7 +2446,7 @@ sub get_multiple_instusers {
     my ($udom,$users,$caller) = @_;
     my ($outcome,$results);
     if (ref($users) eq 'HASH') {
-        my $count = keys(%{$users});
+        my $count = keys(%{$users}); 
         my $requested = &freeze_escape($users);
         my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
         if ($homeserver ne '') {
@@ -2322,7 +2490,7 @@ sub get_multiple_instusers {
                 } else {
                     ($outcome,my $userdata) = split(/=/,$response,2);
                     if ($outcome eq 'ok') {
-                        $results = &thaw_unescape($userdata);
+                        $results = &thaw_unescape($userdata); 
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -2349,10 +2517,6 @@ sub inst_rulecheck {
                     $response=&unescape(&reply('instidrulecheck:'.&escape($udom).
                                               ':'.&escape($id).':'.$rulestr,
                                               $homeserver));
-                } elsif ($item eq 'unamemap') {
-                    $response=&unescape(&reply('instunamemapcheck:'.
-                                               &escape($udom).':'.&escape($uname).
-                                              ':'.$rulestr,$homeserver));
                 } elsif ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
                     $response=&unescape(&reply('instselfcreatecheck:'.
                                                &escape($udom).':'.&escape($uname).
@@ -2386,9 +2550,6 @@ sub inst_userrules {
             } elsif ($check eq 'email') {
                 $response=&reply('instemailrules:'.&escape($udom),
                                  $homeserver);
-            } elsif ($check eq 'unamemap') {
-                $response=&reply('unamemaprules:'.&escape($udom),
-                                 $homeserver);
             } else {
                 $response=&reply('instuserrules:'.&escape($udom),
                                  $homeserver);
@@ -2434,9 +2595,9 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
                                   'requestcourses','inststatus',
                                   'coursedefaults','usersessions',
                                   'requestauthor','selfenrollment',
-                                  'coursecategories','autoenroll',
-                                  'helpsettings','wafproxy','ltisec'],$domain);
-    my @coursetypes = ('official','unofficial','community','textbook');
+                                  'coursecategories','ssl','autoenroll',
+                                  'trust','helpsettings','wafproxy'],$domain);
+    my @coursetypes = ('official','unofficial','community','textbook','placement');
     if (ref($domconfig{'defaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'lang_def'}; 
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_def'};
@@ -2444,12 +2605,9 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         $domdefaults{'timezone_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'timezone_def'};
         $domdefaults{'datelocale_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'datelocale_def'};
         $domdefaults{'portal_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'portal_def'};
-        $domdefaults{'portal_def_email'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'portal_def_email'};
-        $domdefaults{'portal_def_web'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'portal_def_web'};
         $domdefaults{'intauth_cost'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'intauth_cost'};
         $domdefaults{'intauth_switch'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'intauth_switch'};
         $domdefaults{'intauth_check'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'intauth_check'};
-        $domdefaults{'unamemap_rule'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'unamemap_rule'};
     } else {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = &domain($domain,'lang_def');
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_def');
@@ -2472,7 +2630,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'requestcourses'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        foreach my $item ('official','unofficial','community','textbook') {
+        foreach my $item ('official','unofficial','community','textbook','placement') {
             $domdefaults{$item} = $domconfig{'requestcourses'}{$item};
         }
     }
@@ -2485,8 +2643,8 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'canuse_pdfforms'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canuse_pdfforms'};
         $domdefaults{'usejsme'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'usejsme'};
-        $domdefaults{'inline_chem'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'inline_chem'};
         $domdefaults{'uselcmath'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'uselcmath'};
         if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}) eq 'HASH') {
             $domdefaults{'postsubmit'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'client'};
@@ -2502,8 +2660,8 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
             }
             if ($domdefaults{'postsubmit'} eq 'on') {
                 if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    $domdefaults{$type.'postsubtimeout'} =
-                        $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}{$type};
+                    $domdefaults{$type.'postsubtimeout'} = 
+                        $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}{$type}; 
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -2519,10 +2677,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         }
         if ($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'texengine'}) {
             $domdefaults{'texengine'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'texengine'};
-        }
-        if (exists($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'ltiauth'})) {
-            $domdefaults{'crsltiauth'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'ltiauth'};
-        }
+        } 
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -2534,9 +2689,6 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
             $domdefaults{'offloadnow'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadnow'};
         }
-        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadoth'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            $domdefaults{'offloadoth'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadoth'};
-        }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'admin'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -2576,9 +2728,27 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
             $domdefaults{'catunauth'} = $domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'unauth'};
         }
     }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'ssl'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($domconfig{'ssl'}{'replication'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'replication'} = $domconfig{'ssl'}{'replication'};
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'ssl'}{'connto'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'connect'} = $domconfig{'ssl'}{'connto'};
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'ssl'}{'connfrom'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'connect'} = $domconfig{'ssl'}{'connfrom'};
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'trust'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        my @prefixes = qw(content shared enroll othcoau coaurem domroles catalog reqcrs msg);
+        foreach my $prefix (@prefixes) {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'trust'}{$prefix}) eq 'HASH') {
+                $domdefaults{'trust'.$prefix} = $domconfig{'trust'}{$prefix};
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if (ref($domconfig{'autoenroll'}) eq 'HASH') {
         $domdefaults{'autofailsafe'} = $domconfig{'autoenroll'}{'autofailsafe'};
-        $domdefaults{'failsafe'} = $domconfig{'autoenroll'}{'failsafe'};
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'helpsettings'}) eq 'HASH') {
         $domdefaults{'submitbugs'} = $domconfig{'helpsettings'}{'submitbugs'};
@@ -2587,24 +2757,12 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'wafproxy'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        foreach my $item ('ipheader','trusted','vpnint','vpnext','sslopt') {
+        foreach my $item ('ipheader','trusted','vpnint','vpnext') {
             if ($domconfig{'wafproxy'}{$item}) {
                 $domdefaults{'waf_'.$item} = $domconfig{'wafproxy'}{$item};
             }
         }
-    }
-    if (ref($domconfig{'ltisec'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        if (ref($domconfig{'ltisec'}{'encrypt'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            $domdefaults{'linkprotenc_crs'} = $domconfig{'ltisec'}{'encrypt'}{'crs'};
-            $domdefaults{'linkprotenc_dom'} = $domconfig{'ltisec'}{'encrypt'}{'dom'};
-            $domdefaults{'ltienc_consumers'} = $domconfig{'ltisec'}{'encrypt'}{'consumers'};
-        }
-        if (ref($domconfig{'ltisec'}{'private'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            if (ref($domconfig{'ltisec'}{'private'}{'keys'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                $domdefaults{'privhosts'} = $domconfig{'ltisec'}{'private'}{'keys'};
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    } 
     &do_cache_new('domdefaults',$domain,\%domdefaults,$cachetime);
     return %domdefaults;
 }
@@ -2641,7 +2799,6 @@ sub get_dom_instcats {
             if (&auto_instcode_format($caller,$dom,\%coursecodes,\%codes,
                                       \@codetitles,\%cat_titles,\%cat_order) eq 'ok') {
                 $instcats = {
-                                totcodes => $totcodes,
                                 codes => \%codes,
                                 codetitles => \@codetitles,
                                 cat_titles => \%cat_titles,
@@ -2669,6 +2826,22 @@ sub retrieve_instcodes {
     return $totcodes;
 }
 
+sub course_portal_url {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $chome = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $hostname = &hostname($chome);
+    my $protocol = $protocol{$chome};
+    $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
+    my %domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($cdom);
+    my $firsturl;
+    if ($domdefaults{'portal_def'}) {
+        $firsturl = $domdefaults{'portal_def'};
+    } else {
+        $firsturl = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
+    }
+    return $firsturl;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------- Get domain config for passwords
 
 sub get_passwdconf {
@@ -2692,44 +2865,6 @@ sub get_passwdconf {
     return %passwdconf;
 }
 
-sub course_portal_url {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$r) = @_;
-    my $chome = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-    my $hostname = &hostname($chome);
-    my $protocol = $protocol{$chome};
-    $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-    my %domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($cdom);
-    my $firsturl;
-    if ($domdefaults{'portal_def'}) {
-        $firsturl = $domdefaults{'portal_def'};
-    } else {
-        my $alias = &Apache::lonnet::use_proxy_alias($r,$chome);
-        $hostname = $alias if ($alias ne '');
-        $firsturl = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
-    }
-    return $firsturl;
-}
-
-sub url_prefix {
-    my ($r,$dom,$home,$context) = @_;
-    my $prefix;
-    my %domdefs = &get_domain_defaults($dom);
-    if ($domdefs{'portal_def'} && $domdefs{'portal_def_'.$context}) {
-        if ($domdefs{'portal_def'} =~ m{^(https?://[^/]+)}) {
-            $prefix = $1;
-        }
-    }
-    if ($prefix eq '') {
-        my $hostname = &hostname($home);
-        my $protocol = $protocol{$home};
-        $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol{$home} ne 'https');
-        my $alias = &use_proxy_alias($r,$home);
-        $hostname = $alias if ($alias ne '');
-        $prefix = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
-    }
-    return $prefix;
-}
-
 # --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student
 
 sub assign_access_key {
@@ -2975,9 +3110,7 @@ sub devalidate_cache_new {
 
 sub is_cached_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
-    my $remembered_id=$name.':'.$id; # this is to avoid make_key (which is slow) for 
-                                     # keys in %remembered hash, which persists for
-                                     # duration of request (no restriction on key length).
+    my $remembered_id=$name.':'.$id; # this is to avoid make_key (which is slow) whenever possible
     if (exists($remembered{$remembered_id})) {
 	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Early return $remembered_id of $remembered{$remembered_id} "); }
 	$accessed{$remembered_id}=[&gettimeofday()];
@@ -3239,9 +3372,13 @@ sub repcopy {
 		   mkdir($path,0777);
                }
            }
-           my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
            my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$remoteurl");
-           my $response=$ua->request($request,$transname);
+           my $response;
+           if ($remoteurl =~ m{/raw/}) {
+               $response=&LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($home,$request,$transname,\%perlvar,'',0,1);
+           } else {
+               $response=&LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($home,$request,$transname,\%perlvar,'',1);
+           }
            if ($response->is_error()) {
 	       unlink($transname);
                my $message=$response->status_line;
@@ -3251,7 +3388,12 @@ sub repcopy {
            } else {
 	       if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
                   my $mrequest=new HTTP::Request('GET',$remoteurl.'.meta');
-                  my $mresponse=$ua->request($mrequest,$filename.'.meta');
+                  my $mresponse;
+                  if ($remoteurl =~ m{/raw/}) {
+                      $mresponse = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($home,$mrequest,$filename.'.meta',\%perlvar,'',0,1);
+                  } else {
+                      $mresponse = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($home,$mrequest,$filename.'.meta',\%perlvar,'',1);
+                  }
                   if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
 		      unlink($filename.'.meta');
                       &logthis(
@@ -3281,7 +3423,12 @@ sub unsubscribe {
     } elsif (grep { $_ eq $home } &current_machine_ids()) {
         $answer = 'home';
     } else {
-        $answer = reply("unsub:$fname",$home);
+        my $defdom = $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'};
+        if (&will_trust('content',$defdom,$udom)) {
+            $answer = reply("unsub:$fname",$home);
+        } else {
+            $answer = 'untrusted';
+        }
     }
     return $answer;
 }
@@ -3314,29 +3461,11 @@ sub ssi_body {
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Server Side Include
 
 sub absolute_url {
-    my ($host_name,$unalias,$keep_proto) = @_;
+    my ($host_name) = @_;
     my $protocol = ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443?'https://':'http://');
     if ($host_name eq '') {
 	$host_name = $ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
     }
-    if ($unalias) {
-        my $alias = &get_proxy_alias();
-        if ($alias eq $host_name) {
-            my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-            my $hostname = &hostname($lonhost);
-            my $lcproto;
-            if (($keep_proto) || ($hostname eq '')) {
-                $lcproto = $protocol;
-            } else {
-                $lcproto = $protocol{$lonhost};
-                $lcproto = 'http' if ($lcproto ne 'https');
-                $lcproto .= '://';
-            }
-            unless ($hostname eq '') {
-                return $lcproto.$hostname;
-            }
-        }
-    } 
     return $protocol.$host_name;
 }
 
@@ -3353,48 +3482,36 @@ sub absolute_url {
 sub ssi {
 
     my ($fn,%form)=@_;
-    my ($host,$request,$response);
-    $host = &absolute_url('',1);
+    my $request;
 
     $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
     &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt(\$fn);
     if (%form) {
-      $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',$host.$fn);
-      $request->content(join('&',map {
+      $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',&absolute_url().$fn);
+      $request->content(join('&',map { 
             my $name = escape($_);
-            "$name=" . ( ref($form{$_}) eq 'ARRAY'
-            ? join("&$name=", map {escape($_) } @{$form{$_}})
-            : &escape($form{$_}) );
+            "$name=" . ( ref($form{$_}) eq 'ARRAY' 
+            ? join("&$name=", map {escape($_) } @{$form{$_}}) 
+            : &escape($form{$_}) );    
         } keys(%form)));
     } else {
-      $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$host.$fn);
+      $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&absolute_url().$fn);
     }
 
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
-
+    my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    my $islocal;
     if (($env{'request.course.id'}) &&
         ($form{'grade_courseid'} eq $env{'request.course.id'}) &&
         ($form{'grade_username'} ne '') && ($form{'grade_domain'} ne '') &&
         ($form{'grade_symb'} ne '') &&
         (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mgr',$env{'request.course.id'}.
                                  ($env{'request.course.sec'}?'/'.$env{'request.course.sec'}:'')))) {
-        if (LWP::UserAgent->VERSION >= 5.834) {
-            my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-            $ua->local_address('127.0.0.1');
-            $response = $ua->request($request);
-        } else {
-            {
-                require LWP::Protocol::http;
-                local @LWP::Protocol::http::EXTRA_SOCK_OPTS = (LocalAddr => '127.0.0.1');
-                my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                $response = $ua->request($request);
-                @LWP::Protocol::http::EXTRA_SOCK_OPTS = ();
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-        $response = $ua->request($request);
+        $islocal = 1;
     }
+    my $response= &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($lonhost,$request,'',\%perlvar,
+                                                '','','',$islocal);
+
     if (wantarray) {
 	return ($response->content, $response);
     } else {
@@ -3404,9 +3521,8 @@ sub ssi {
 
 sub externalssi {
     my ($url)=@_;
-    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
-    my $response=$ua->request($request);
+    my $response = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest('',$request,'',\%perlvar);
     if (wantarray) {
         return ($response->content, $response);
     } else {
@@ -3414,8 +3530,9 @@ sub externalssi {
     }
 }
 
-# If the local copy of a replicated resource is outdated, trigger a
-# connection from the homeserver to flush the delayed queue. If no update
+
+# If the local copy of a replicated resource is outdated, trigger a  
+# connection from the homeserver to flush the delayed queue. If no update 
 # happens, remove local copies of outdated resource (and corresponding
 # metadata file).
 
@@ -3435,11 +3552,9 @@ sub remove_stale_resfile {
                     if ($hostname) {
                         my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
                         $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-                        my $uri = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.&declutter($url);
-                        my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                        $ua->timeout(5);
-                        my $request=new HTTP::Request('HEAD',$uri);
-                        my $response=$ua->request($request);
+                        my $uri = &declutter($url);
+                        my $request=new HTTP::Request('HEAD',$protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.$uri);
+                        my $response = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($homeserver,$request,'',\%perlvar,5,0,1);
                         if ($response->is_success()) {
                             my $remmodtime = &HTTP::Date::str2time( $response->header('Last-modified') );
                             my $locmodtime = (stat($fname))[9];
@@ -3502,7 +3617,7 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 #
 # Determine if the current user should be able to edit a particular resource,
 # when viewing in course context.
-# (a) When viewing resource used to determine if "Edit" item is included in
+# (a) When viewing resource used to determine if "Edit" item is included in 
 #     Functions.
 # (b) When displaying folder contents in course editor, used to determine if
 #     "Edit" link will be displayed alongside resource.
@@ -3510,12 +3625,12 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 #  input: six args -- filename (decluttered), course number, course domain,
 #                   url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a group
 #                   item -- e.g., bulletin board, group page etc.).
-#  output: array of five scalars --
+#  output: array of five scalars -- 
 #          $cfile -- url for file editing if editable on current server
 #          $home -- homeserver of resource (i.e., for author if published,
 #                                           or course if uploaded.).
 #          $switchserver --  1 if server switch will be needed.
-#          $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode
+#          $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode 
 #          $forceview -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to view mode
 #
 
@@ -3604,7 +3719,7 @@ sub can_edit_resource {
                     $forceedit = 1;
                 }
                 $cfile = $resurl;
-            } elsif (($resurl ne '') && (&is_on_map($resurl))) {
+            } elsif (($resurl ne '') && (&is_on_map($resurl))) { 
                 if ($resurl =~ m{^/adm/$match_domain/$match_username/\d+/smppg|bulletinboard$}) {
                     $incourse = 1;
                     if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
@@ -3655,7 +3770,7 @@ sub can_edit_resource {
                 }
             } elsif ($resurl eq '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem/smpedit') {
                 my $template = '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem';
-                if (&is_on_map($template)) {
+                if (&is_on_map($template)) { 
                     $incourse = 1;
                     $forceview = 1;
                     $cfile = $template;
@@ -3715,7 +3830,7 @@ sub can_edit_resource {
                 $cfile=$file;
             }
         }
-        if (($cfile ne '') && (!$incourse || $uploaded) &&
+        if (($cfile ne '') && (!$incourse || $uploaded) && 
             (($home ne '') && ($home ne 'no_host'))) {
             my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
             unless (grep(/^\Q$home\E$/,@ids)) {
@@ -3742,9 +3857,9 @@ sub in_course {
     if ($hideprivileged) {
         my $skipuser;
         my %coursehash = &coursedescription($cdom.'_'.$cnum);
-        my @possdoms = ($cdom);
-        if ($coursehash{'checkforpriv'}) {
-            push(@possdoms,split(/,/,$coursehash{'checkforpriv'}));
+        my @possdoms = ($cdom);  
+        if ($coursehash{'checkforpriv'}) { 
+            push(@possdoms,split(/,/,$coursehash{'checkforpriv'})); 
         }
         if (&privileged($uname,$udom,\@possdoms)) {
             $skipuser = 1;
@@ -3938,10 +4053,6 @@ sub clean_filename {
 # Replace all .\d. sequences with _\d. so they no longer look like version
 # numbers
     $fname=~s/\.(\d+)(?=\.)/_$1/g;
-# Replace three or more adjacent underscores with one for consistency
-# with loncfile::filename_check() so complete url can be extracted by
-# lonnet::decode_symb()
-    $fname=~s/_{3,}/_/g;
     return $fname;
 }
 
@@ -3987,7 +4098,7 @@ sub resizeImage {
 # input: $formname - the contents of the file are in $env{"form.$formname"}
 #                    the desired filename is in $env{"form.$formname.filename"}
 #        $context - possible values: coursedoc, existingfile, overwrite, 
-#                                    canceloverwrite, scantron or ''. 
+#                                    canceloverwrite, scantron or ''.
 #                   if 'coursedoc': upload to the current course
 #                   if 'existingfile': write file to tmp/overwrites directory 
 #                   if 'canceloverwrite': delete file written to tmp/overwrites directory
@@ -3995,7 +4106,7 @@ sub resizeImage {
 #        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
 #        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse) or
 #                  if context is 'scantron', $parser is hashref of csv column mapping
-#                  (e.g.,{ PaperID => 0, LastName => 1, FirstName => 2, ID => 3,
+#                  (e.g.,{ PaperID => 0, LastName => 1, FirstName => 2, ID => 3, 
 #                          Section => 4, CODE => 5, FirstQuestion => 9 }).
 #        $allfiles - reference to hash for embedded objects
 #        $codebase - reference to hash for codebase of java objects
@@ -4045,7 +4156,7 @@ sub userfileupload {
             } else {
                 $docudom = $env{'user.domain'};
             }
-            if ($destuname =~ /^$match_username$/) { 
+            if ($destuname =~ /^$match_username$/) {
                 $docuname = $destuname;
             } else {
                 $docuname = $env{'user.name'};
@@ -4271,7 +4382,7 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 	    }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'a') {
                 unless (($attr->{'href'} =~ /^#/) || ($attr->{'href'} eq '')) {
-		    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
                 }
 	    }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
@@ -4452,7 +4563,7 @@ sub bubblesheet_converter {
         ($fullpath =~ m{^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/userfiles/$cdom/\E$match_courseid/scantron_orig}) &&
         (-e $fullpath) && (ref($config) eq 'HASH') && ($format ne '')) {
         my (%csvcols,%csvoptions);
-        if (ref($config->{'fields'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($config->{'fields'}) eq 'HASH') {  
             %csvcols = %{$config->{'fields'}};
         }
         if (ref($config->{'options'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -4499,7 +4610,7 @@ sub bubblesheet_converter {
                     next if (($num == 1) && ($csvoptions{'hdr'} == 1));
                     $line =~ s{[\r\n]+$}{};
                     my %found;
-                    my @values = split(/,/,$line,-1);
+                    my @values = split(/,/,$line);
                     my ($qstart,$record);
                     for (my $i=0; $i<@values; $i++) {
                         if ((($qstart ne '') && ($i > $qstart)) ||
@@ -4682,7 +4793,6 @@ sub get_scantronformat_file {
                 close($fh);
             }
         }
-        chomp(@lines);
     }
     return @lines;
 }
@@ -4804,29 +4914,6 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
             if (! defined($dom) || $dom eq '' || 
                 ! defined($name) || $name eq '') {
                 my $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
-#
-# FIXME 11/29/2021
-# Typo in rev. 1.458 (2003/12/09)??
-# These should likely by $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'} and $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'}
-#
-# While these ramain as  $env{'request.'.$cid.'.domain'} and $env{'request.'.$cid.'.num'}
-# $dom and $name will always be null, so the &inc() call will default to storing this data
-# in a nohist_accesscount.db file for the user rather than the course.
-#
-# That said there is a lot of noise in the data being stored.
-# So counts for prtspool/  and adm/ etc. are recorded.
-#
-# A review of which items ending '___count' are written to %accesshash should likely be
-# made before deciding whether to set these to 'course.' instead of 'request.'
-#
-# Under the current scheme each user receives a nohist_accesscount.db file listing
-# accesses for things which are not published resources, regardless of course, and
-# there is not a nohist_accesscount.db file in a course, which might log accesses from
-# anyone in the course for things which are not published resources.
-#
-# For an author, nohist_accesscount.db ends up having records for other items
-# mixed up with the legitimate access counts for the author's published resources.
-#
                 $dom  = $env{'request.'.$cid.'.domain'};
                 $name = $env{'request.'.$cid.'.num'};
             }
@@ -4875,19 +4962,19 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         delete $domainrolehash{$entry};
     }
     foreach my $dom (keys(%domrolebuffer)) {
-        my %servers;
-        if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
-            my $primary=&domain($dom,'primary');
-            my $hostname=&hostname($primary);
-            $servers{$primary} = $hostname;
-        } else {
-            %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
-        }
+	my %servers;
+	if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
+	    my $primary=&domain($dom,'primary');
+	    my $hostname=&hostname($primary);
+	    $servers{$primary} = $hostname;
+	} else { 
+	    %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+	}
 	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
 	    if (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
-	               $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
-	        last;
-	    } else {
+		       $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+		last;
+	    } else {  
 		&logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
 	    }
         }
@@ -5219,7 +5306,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
             } else {
                 my $possdoms = [$domain];
                 if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                   push(@{$possdoms},@{$roledoms});
+                   push(@{$possdoms},@{$roledoms}); 
                 }
                 if (&privileged($username,$domain,$possdoms,\@privroles)) {
                     if (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain}) {
@@ -5516,16 +5603,16 @@ sub courseiddump {
 	    if (($domfilter eq '') ||
 		(&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
                 my $rep;
-                if (grep { $_ eq $tryserver } &current_machine_ids()) {
-                    $rep = &LONCAPA::Lond::dump_course_id_handler(
-                        join(":", (&host_domain($tryserver), $sincefilter,
-                                &escape($descfilter), &escape($instcodefilter),
+                if (grep { $_ eq $tryserver } current_machine_ids()) {
+                    $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_course_id_handler(
+                        join(":", (&host_domain($tryserver), $sincefilter, 
+                                &escape($descfilter), &escape($instcodefilter), 
                                 &escape($ownerfilter), &escape($coursefilter),
-                                &escape($typefilter), &escape($regexp_ok),
-                                $as_hash, &escape($selfenrollonly),
-                                &escape($catfilter), $showhidden, $caller,
-                                &escape($cloner), &escape($cc_clone), $cloneonly,
-                                &escape($createdbefore), &escape($createdafter),
+                                &escape($typefilter), &escape($regexp_ok), 
+                                $as_hash, &escape($selfenrollonly), 
+                                &escape($catfilter), $showhidden, $caller, 
+                                &escape($cloner), &escape($cc_clone), $cloneonly, 
+                                &escape($createdbefore), &escape($createdafter), 
                                 &escape($creationcontext),$domcloner,$hasuniquecode,
                                 $reqcrsdom,&escape($reqinstcode))));
                 } else {
@@ -5541,7 +5628,7 @@ sub courseiddump {
                              &escape($creationcontext).':'.$domcloner.':'.$hasuniquecode.
                              ':'.$reqcrsdom.':'.&escape($reqinstcode),$tryserver);
                 }
-
+                     
                 my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
                 foreach my $item (@pairs) {
                     my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
@@ -5768,93 +5855,6 @@ sub set_first_access {
 }
 }
 
-sub checkout {
-    my ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid)=@_;
-    my $now=time;
-    my $lonhost=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    my $ip = &get_requestor_ip();
-    my $infostr=&escape(
-                 'CHECKOUTTOKEN&'.
-                 $tuname.'&'.
-                 $tudom.'&'.
-                 $tcrsid.'&'.
-                 $symb.'&'.
-                 $now.'&'.$ip);
-    my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
-    if ($token=~/^error\:/) {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    $token=~s/^(\d+)\_.*\_(\d+)$/$1\*$2\*$lonhost/;
-    $token=~tr/a-z/A-Z/;
-
-    my %infohash=('resource.0.outtoken' => $token,
-                  'resource.0.checkouttime' => $now,
-                  'resource.0.outremote' => $ip);
-
-    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-       return '';
-    } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-    }
-
-    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
-                         &escape('Checkout '.$infostr.' - '.
-                                                 $token)) ne 'ok') {
-        return '';
-    } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-    }
-    return $token;
-}
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ Check in an item
-
-sub checkin {
-    my $token=shift;
-    my $now=time;
-    my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
-    $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
-    $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
-    my $ip = &get_requestor_ip();
-    my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
-                 split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
-
-    unless (($tuname) && ($tudom)) {
-        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') failed');
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    unless (&allowed('mgr',$tcrsid)) {
-        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') unauthorized: '.
-                 $env{'user.name'}.' - '.$env{'user.domain'});
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    my %infohash=('resource.0.intoken' => $token,
-                  'resource.0.checkintime' => $now,
-                  'resource.0.inremote' => $ip);
-
-    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-       return '';
-    }
-
-    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
-                         &escape('Checkin - '.$token)) ne 'ok') {
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    return ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid);
-}
-
 # --------------------------------------------- Set Expire Date for Spreadsheet
 
 sub expirespread {
@@ -6448,7 +6448,7 @@ sub privileged {
     my $now = time;
     my $roles;
     if (ref($possroles) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        $roles = $possroles;
+        $roles = $possroles; 
     } else {
         $roles = ['dc','su'];
     }
@@ -6475,7 +6475,7 @@ sub privileged {
         for my $role (@rolesdump{grep { ! /^rolesdef_/ } keys(%rolesdump)}) {
             my ($trole, $tend, $tstart) = split(/_/, $role);
             if (grep(/^\Q$trole\E$/,@{$roles})) {
-                return 1 unless ($tend && $tend < $now)
+                return 1 unless ($tend && $tend < $now) 
                         or ($tstart && $tstart > $now);
             }
         }
@@ -6513,7 +6513,7 @@ sub privileged_by_domain {
                         my ($trole,$uname,$udom,$rest) = split(/:/,$item,4);
                         my ($end,$start) = split(/:/,$dompersonnel{$server}{$item});
                         next if ($end && $end < $now);
-                        $privileged{$dom}{$trole}{$uname.':'.$udom} =
+                        $privileged{$dom}{$trole}{$uname.':'.$udom} = 
                             $dompersonnel{$server}{$item};
                     }
                 }
@@ -6700,31 +6700,31 @@ sub course_adhocrole_privs {
             $full{$priv} = $restrict;
         }
         foreach my $item (split(/,/,$overrides{"internal.adhocpriv.$rolename"})) {
-            next if ($item eq '');
-            my ($rule,$rest) = split(/=/,$item);
-            next unless (($rule eq 'off') || ($rule eq 'on'));
-            foreach my $priv (split(/:/,$rest)) {
-                if ($priv ne '') {
-                    if ($rule eq 'off') {
-                        $possremove{$priv} = 1;
-                    } else {
-                        $possadd{$priv} = 1;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        foreach my $priv (sort(keys(%full))) {
-            if (exists($currprivs{$priv})) {
-                unless (exists($possremove{$priv})) {
-                    $storeprivs{$priv} = $currprivs{$priv};
-                }
-            } elsif (exists($possadd{$priv})) {
-                $storeprivs{$priv} = $full{$priv};
-            }
-        }
-        $coursepriv = ':'.join(':',map { $_.'&'.$storeprivs{$_}; } sort(keys(%storeprivs)));
-    }
-    return $coursepriv;
+             next if ($item eq '');
+             my ($rule,$rest) = split(/=/,$item);
+             next unless (($rule eq 'off') || ($rule eq 'on'));
+             foreach my $priv (split(/:/,$rest)) {
+                 if ($priv ne '') {
+                     if ($rule eq 'off') {
+                         $possremove{$priv} = 1;
+                     } else {
+                         $possadd{$priv} = 1;
+                     }
+                 }
+             }
+         }
+         foreach my $priv (sort(keys(%full))) {
+             if (exists($currprivs{$priv})) {
+                 unless (exists($possremove{$priv})) {
+                     $storeprivs{$priv} = $currprivs{$priv};
+                 }
+             } elsif (exists($possadd{$priv})) {
+                 $storeprivs{$priv} = $full{$priv};
+             }
+         }
+         $coursepriv = ':'.join(':',map { $_.'&'.$storeprivs{$_}; } sort(keys(%storeprivs)));
+     }
+     return $coursepriv;
 }
 
 sub group_roleprivs {
@@ -6946,7 +6946,7 @@ sub check_adhoc_privs {
     my $cckey = 'user.role.'.$checkrole.'./'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum;
     if ($sec) {
         $cckey .= '/'.$sec;
-    }
+    } 
     my $setprivs;
     if ($env{$cckey}) {
         my ($role,$where,$trolecode,$tstart,$tend,$tremark,$tstatus,$tpstart,$tpend);
@@ -6992,7 +6992,7 @@ sub set_adhoc_privileges {
             ($caller eq 'tiny')) {
         &appenv( {'request.role'        => $spec,
                   'request.role.domain' => $dcdom,
-                  'request.course.sec'  => $sec, 
+                  'request.course.sec'  => $sec,
                  }
                );
         my $tadv=0;
@@ -7052,19 +7052,20 @@ sub unserialize {
     return {} if $rep =~ /^error/;
 
     my %returnhash=();
-    foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
-        my ($key, $value) = split(/=/, $item, 2);
-        $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
-        next if $key =~ /^error: 2 /;
-        $returnhash{$key} = &thaw_unescape($value);
-    }
+	foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+	    my ($key, $value) = split(/=/, $item, 2);
+	    $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
+	    next if $key =~ /^error: 2 /;
+	    $returnhash{$key} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+	}
+    #return %returnhash;
     return \%returnhash;
-}
+}        
 
 # see Lond::dump_with_regexp
 # if $escapedkeys hash keys won't get unescaped.
 sub dump {
-    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range,$escapedkeys,$encrypt)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range,$escapedkeys)=@_;
     if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
@@ -7074,24 +7075,20 @@ sub dump {
     } else {
         $regexp='.';
     }
-    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } &current_machine_ids()) {
+    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } current_machine_ids()) {
         # user is hosted on this machine
-        my $reply = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_with_regexp(join(':', ($udomain,
+        my $reply = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_with_regexp(join(":", ($udomain,
                     $uname, $namespace, $regexp, $range)), $perlvar{'lonVersion'});
-        return %{&unserialize($reply, $escapedkeys)};
-    }
-    my $rep;
-    if ($encrypt) {
-        $rep=&reply("encrypt:edump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
-    } else {
-        $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
+        return %{unserialize($reply, $escapedkeys)};
     }
+    my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
     my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
     my %returnhash=();
     if (!($rep =~ /^error/ )) {
 	foreach my $item (@pairs) {
 	    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
-            $key = &unescape($key) unless ($escapedkeys);
+        $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
+        #$key = &unescape($key);
 	    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
 	    $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
 	}
@@ -7135,7 +7132,7 @@ sub currentdump {
    my $rep;
 
    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } current_machine_ids()) {
-       $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_profile_database(join(":", ($sdom, $sname,
+       $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_profile_database(join(":", ($sdom, $sname, 
                    $courseid)));
    } else {
        $rep = reply('currentdump:'.$sdom.':'.$sname.':'.$courseid,$uhome);
@@ -7145,7 +7142,7 @@ sub currentdump {
    #
    my %returnhash=();
    #
-   if ($rep eq "unknown_cmd") { 
+   if ($rep eq 'unknown_cmd') {
        # an old lond will not know currentdump
        # Do a dump and make it look like a currentdump
        my @tmp = &dumpstore($courseid,$sdom,$sname,'.');
@@ -7231,7 +7228,7 @@ sub inc {
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface
 
 sub put {
-   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname,$encrypt)=@_;
+   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
@@ -7240,11 +7237,7 @@ sub put {
        $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
-   if ($encrypt) {
-       return &reply("encrypt:put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
-   } else {
-       return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
-   }
+   return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ newput interface
@@ -7401,13 +7394,13 @@ sub tmpdel {
     return &reply("tmpdel:$token",$server);
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ get_timebased_id
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ get_timebased_id 
 
 sub get_timebased_id {
     my ($prefix,$keyid,$namespace,$cdom,$cnum,$idtype,$who,$locktries,
         $maxtries) = @_;
     my ($newid,$error,$dellock);
-    unless (($prefix =~ /^\w+$/) && ($keyid =~ /^\w+$/) && ($namespace ne '')) {
+    unless (($prefix =~ /^\w+$/) && ($keyid =~ /^\w+$/) && ($namespace ne '')) {  
         return ('','ok','invalid call to get suffix');
     }
 
@@ -7421,7 +7414,7 @@ sub get_timebased_id {
     if (!$maxtries) {
         $maxtries = 10;
     }
-
+    
     if (($cdom eq '') || ($cnum eq '')) {
         if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
             $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
@@ -7509,15 +7502,15 @@ sub portfolio_access {
     if ($result) {
         my %setters;
         if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
-            my ($startblock,$endblock,$triggerblock,$by_ip,$blockdom) =
-                &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port',$clientip,$unum,$udom);
-            if (($startblock && $endblock) || ($by_ip))  {
+            my ($startblock,$endblock) =
+                &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port',$unum,$udom);
+            if ($startblock && $endblock) {
                 return 'B';
             }
         } else {
-            my ($startblock,$endblock,$triggerblock,$by_ip,$blockdo) =
-                &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port',$clientip);
-            if (($startblock && $endblock) || ($by_ip)) {
+            my ($startblock,$endblock) =
+                &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port');
+            if ($startblock && $endblock) {
                 return 'B';
             }
         }
@@ -7576,7 +7569,7 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
                 if (ref($access_hash->{$ipkey}{'ip'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                     if (&Apache::loncommon::check_ip_acc(join(',',@{$access_hash->{$ipkey}{'ip'}}),$clientip)) {
                         $allowed = 1;
-                        last;
+                        last; 
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -7770,6 +7763,8 @@ sub usertools_access {
                       unofficial => 1,
                       community  => 1,
                       textbook   => 1,
+                      placement  => 1,
+                      lti        => 1,
                  );
     } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
         %tools = (
@@ -7781,7 +7776,6 @@ sub usertools_access {
                       blog      => 1,
                       webdav    => 1,
                       portfolio => 1,
-                      timezone  => 1,
                  );
     }
     return if (!defined($tools{$tool}));
@@ -7805,7 +7799,7 @@ sub usertools_access {
 
     my ($toolstatus,$inststatus,$envkey);
     if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
-        $envkey = $context;
+        $envkey = $context; 
     } else {
         $envkey = $context.'.'.$tool;
     }
@@ -7967,25 +7961,29 @@ sub is_advanced_user {
 }
 
 sub check_can_request {
-    my ($dom,$can_request,$request_domains) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$can_request,$request_domains,$uname,$udom) = @_;
     my $canreq = 0;
+    if (($env{'user.name'} ne '') && ($env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+    }
     my ($types,$typename) = &Apache::loncommon::course_types();
     my @options = ('approval','validate','autolimit');
     my $optregex = join('|',@options);
     if ((ref($can_request) eq 'HASH') && (ref($types) eq 'ARRAY')) {
         foreach my $type (@{$types}) {
-            if (&usertools_access($env{'user.name'},
-                                  $env{'user.domain'},
-                                  $type,undef,'requestcourses')) {
+            if (&usertools_access($uname,$udom,$type,undef,
+                                  'requestcourses')) {
                 $canreq ++;
                 if (ref($request_domains) eq 'HASH') {
-                    push(@{$request_domains->{$type}},$env{'user.domain'});
+                    push(@{$request_domains->{$type}},$udom);
                 }
-                if ($dom eq $env{'user.domain'}) {
+                if ($dom eq $udom) {
                     $can_request->{$type} = 1;
                 }
             }
-            if ($env{'environment.reqcrsotherdom.'.$type} ne '') {
+            if (($env{'user.name'} ne '') && ($env{'user.domain'} ne '') &&
+                ($env{'environment.reqcrsotherdom.'.$type} ne '')) {
                 my @curr = split(',',$env{'environment.reqcrsotherdom.'.$type});
                 if (@curr > 0) {
                     foreach my $item (@curr) {
@@ -8002,7 +8000,7 @@ sub check_can_request {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    unless($dom eq $env{'user.domain'}) {
+                    unless ($dom eq $env{'user.domain'}) {
                         $canreq ++;
                         if (grep(/^\Q$dom\E:($optregex)(=?\d*)$/,@curr)) {
                             $can_request->{$type} = 1;
@@ -8067,14 +8065,14 @@ sub customaccess {
 # ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user privilege
 
 sub allowed {
-    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role,$clientip,$noblockcheck,$ignorecache,$nodeeplinkcheck,$nodeeplinkout)=@_;
+    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role,$clientip,$noblockcheck,$ignorecache)=@_;
     my $ver_orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
 
     if ($priv eq 'evb') {
-# Evade communication block restrictions for specified role in a course or domain
+# Evade communication block restrictions for specified role in a course
         if ($env{'user.priv.'.$role} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/) {
             return $1;
         } else {
@@ -8095,9 +8093,9 @@ sub allowed {
     if (($space=~/^(uploaded|editupload)$/) && ($env{'user.name'} eq $name) && 
 	($env{'user.domain'} eq $domain) && ('portfolio' eq $dir[0])) {
         my %setters;
-        my ($startblock,$endblock,$triggerblock,$by_ip,$blockdom) = 
-            &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port',$clientip);
-        if (($startblock && $endblock) || ($by_ip)) {
+        my ($startblock,$endblock) = 
+            &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port');
+        if ($startblock && $endblock) {
             return 'B';
         } else {
             return 'F';
@@ -8193,8 +8191,8 @@ sub allowed {
                         my $adom = $1;
                         foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
                             if ($key =~ m{^user\.role\.(ca|aa)/\Q$adom\E}) {
-                                my ($start,$end) = split(/\./,$env{$key});
-                                if (($now >= $start) && (!$end || $end > $now)) {
+                                my ($start,$end) = split('.',$env{$key});
+                                if (($now >= $start) && (!$end || $end < $now)) {
                                     $ownaccess = 1;
                                     last;
                                 }
@@ -8206,8 +8204,8 @@ sub allowed {
                         foreach my $role ('ca','aa') { 
                             if ($env{"user.role.$role./$adom/$aname"}) {
                                 my ($start,$end) =
-                                    split(/\./,$env{"user.role.$role./$adom/$aname"});
-                                if (($now >= $start) && (!$end || $end > $now)) {
+                                    split('.',$env{"user.role.$role./$adom/$aname"});
+                                if (($now >= $start) && (!$end || $end < $now)) {
                                     $ownaccess = 1;
                                     last;
                                 }
@@ -8292,10 +8290,7 @@ sub allowed {
             if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                 my $value = $1;
-                my $deeplinkblock;
-                unless ($nodeeplinkcheck) {
-                    $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$uri);
-                }
+                my $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$uri);
                 if ($deeplinkblock) {
                     $thisallowed='D';
                 } elsif ($noblockcheck) {
@@ -8318,10 +8313,7 @@ sub allowed {
                     $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
                     my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
                     if ($match) {
-                        my $deeplinkblock;
-                        unless ($nodeeplinkcheck) {
-                            $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$refuri);
-                        }
+                        my $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$refuri);
                         if ($deeplinkblock) {
                             $thisallowed='D';
                         } elsif ($noblockcheck) {
@@ -8346,7 +8338,7 @@ sub allowed {
 	&& &is_portfolio_url($uri)) {
 	$thisallowed = &portfolio_access($uri,$clientip);
     }
-    
+
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
     if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
 	return 'F';
@@ -8397,13 +8389,7 @@ sub allowed {
                =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                my $value = $1;
                if ($priv eq 'bre') {
-                   my $deeplinkblock;
-                   unless ($nodeeplinkcheck) {
-                       $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$uri);
-                   }
-                   if ($deeplinkblock) {
-                       $thisallowed = 'D';
-                   } elsif ($noblockcheck) {
+                   if ($noblockcheck) {
                        $thisallowed.=$value;
                    } else {
                        my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri,$ignorecache);
@@ -8445,10 +8431,7 @@ sub allowed {
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                   my $value = $1;
                   if ($priv eq 'bre') {
-                      my $deeplinkblock;
-                      unless ($nodeeplinkcheck) {
-                          $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$refuri);
-                      }
+                      my $deeplinkblock = &deeplink_check($priv,$symb,$refuri);
                       if ($deeplinkblock) {
                           $thisallowed = 'D';
                       } elsif ($noblockcheck) {
@@ -8496,48 +8479,16 @@ sub allowed {
 #
 
 # Possibly locked functionality, check all courses
-# In roles.tab, L (unless locked) available for bre, pch, plc, pac and sma.
 # Locks might take effect only after 10 minutes cache expiration for other
-# courses, and 2 minutes for current course, in which user has st or ta role
-# which is neither expired nor a future role (unless current course).
+# courses, and 2 minutes for current course
 
-    my ($needlockcheck,$now,$crsonly);
+    my $envkey;
     if ($thisallowed=~/L/) {
-        $now = time;
-        if ($priv eq 'bre') {
-            if ($uri ne '') {
-                if ($orguri =~ m{^/+res/}) {
-                    if ($uri =~ m{^lib/templates/}) {
-                        if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
-                            $crsonly = 1;
-                            $needlockcheck = 1;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        $needlockcheck = 1;
-                    }
-                } elsif ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
-                    my ($crsdom,$crsnum) = split('_',$env{'request.course.id'});
-                    if (($uri =~ m{^(adm|uploaded|public)/$crsdom/$crsnum/}) ||
-                        ($uri =~ m{^adm/$match_domain/$match_username/\d+/(smppg|bulletinboard)$})) {
-                        $crsonly = 1;
-                    }
-                    $needlockcheck = 1;
-                }
-            }
-        } elsif (($priv eq 'pch') || ($priv eq 'plc') || ($priv eq 'pac') || ($priv eq 'sma')) {
-            $needlockcheck = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    if ($needlockcheck) {
-        foreach my $envkey (keys(%env)) {
+        foreach $envkey (keys(%env)) {
            if ($envkey=~/^user\.role\.(st|ta)\.([^\.]*)/) {
                my $courseid=$2;
                my $roleid=$1.'.'.$2;
                $courseid=~s/^\///;
-               unless ($env{'request.role'} eq $roleid) {
-                   my ($start,$end) = split(/\./,$env{$envkey});
-                   next unless (($now >= $start) && (!$end || $end > $now));
-               }
                my $expiretime=600;
                if ($env{'request.role'} eq $roleid) {
 		  $expiretime=120;
@@ -8560,7 +8511,7 @@ sub allowed {
                }
                if (($env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
                 || ($env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
-		   if ($env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
+		   if ($env{'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
                        &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},
                             $env{'user.home'},
                             'Locked by priv: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' due to '.
@@ -8599,7 +8550,7 @@ sub allowed {
        my $unamedom=$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc')) { 
+	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc') && ($priv ne 'pac')) {
 	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
 			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
 			$env{'request.course.id'});
@@ -8609,7 +8560,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
-	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc')) { 
+	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc') && ($priv ne 'pac')) {
 	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.
 			'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
 			$env{'request.course.id'});
@@ -8631,17 +8582,6 @@ sub allowed {
        }
    }
 
-# Restricted for deeplinked session?
-
-    if ($env{'request.deeplink.login'}) {
-        if ($env{'acc.deeplinkout'} && !$nodeeplinkout) {
-            if (!$symb) { $symb=&symbread($uri,1); }
-            if (($symb) && ($env{'acc.deeplinkout'}=~/\&\Q$symb\E\&/)) {
-                return '';
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 # Restricted by state or randomout?
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/X/) {
@@ -8680,7 +8620,7 @@ sub constructaccess {
     my ($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
 
     ($ownerdomain,$ownername) =
-        ($url=~ m{^(?:\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E|)/priv/($match_domain)/($match_username)(?:/|$)});
+        ($url=~ m{^(?:\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E|)(?:/daxepage|/daxeopen)?/priv/($match_domain)/($match_username)(?:/|$)});
 
 # The URL does not really point to any authorspace, forget it
     unless (($ownername) && ($ownerdomain)) { return ''; }
@@ -8701,6 +8641,15 @@ sub constructaccess {
             $ownerhome = &homeserver($ownername,$ownerdomain);
             return ($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
         }
+        if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+            if (($ownername eq $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'}) &&
+                ($ownerdomain eq $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'})) {
+                if (&allowed('mdc',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+                    $ownerhome = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
+                    return ($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 # We don't have any access right now. If we are not possibly going to do anything about this,
@@ -8745,14 +8694,14 @@ sub constructaccess {
 my $cacheduser='';
 # Course for which data are being temporarily cached.
 my $cachedcid='';
-# Cached blockers for this user (a hash of blocking items).
+# Cached blockers for this user (a hash of blocking items). 
 my %cachedblockers=();
 # When the data were last cached.
 my $cachedlast='';
 
 sub load_all_blockers {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
-    if (($uname ne '') && ($udom ne '')) {
+    if (($uname ne '') && ($udom ne '')) { 
         if (($cacheduser eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
             ($cachedcid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) &&
             (abs($cachedlast-time)<5)) {
@@ -8790,18 +8739,14 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
     my ($blocks) = @_;
     my %blockers = ();
     return %blockers unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
-    my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($env{'request.course.id'});
-    if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
-        $courseurl .= '/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
-    }
-    return %blockers if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseurl} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+    return %blockers if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     my %commblocks;
     if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
         %commblocks = %{$blocks};
     } else {
         %commblocks = &get_comm_blocks();
     }
-    return %blockers unless (keys(%commblocks) > 0);
+    return %blockers unless (keys(%commblocks) > 0); 
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
     return %blockers unless (ref($navmap));
     my $now = time;
@@ -8813,7 +8758,7 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
                     if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
                         if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
                             if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}})) {
-                                $blockers{$block}{maps} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'};
+                                $blockers{$block}{maps} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}; 
                             }
                         }
                         if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -8826,9 +8771,10 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
             }
         } elsif ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
             my $item = $1;
+            my @to_test;
             if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
                 if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    my (@interval,$mapname);
+                    my @interval;
                     my $type = 'map';
                     if ($item eq 'course') {
                         $type = 'course';
@@ -8837,16 +8783,41 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
                         if ($item =~ /___\d+___/) {
                             $type = 'resource';
                             @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$item);
+                            if (ref($navmap)) {                        
+                                my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($item); 
+                                push(@to_test,$res);
+                            }
                         } else {
-                            $mapname = &deversion($item);
-                            if (ref($navmap)) {
-                                my $timelimit = $navmap->get_mapparam(undef,$mapname,'0.interval');
-                                @interval = ($timelimit,'map');
+                            my $mapsymb = &symbread($item,1);
+                            if ($mapsymb) {
+                                if (ref($navmap)) {
+                                    my $mapres = $navmap->getBySymb($mapsymb);
+                                    if (ref($mapres)) {
+                                        my $first = $mapres->map_start();
+                                        my $finish = $mapres->map_finish();
+                                        my $it = $navmap->getIterator($first,$finish,undef,0,0);
+                                        if (ref($it)) {
+                                            my $res;
+                                            while ($res = $it->next(undef,1)) {
+                                                next unless (ref($res));
+                                                my $symb = $res->symb();
+                                                next if (($symb eq $mapsymb) || ($symb eq ''));
+                                                @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$symb);
+                                                if ($interval[1] eq 'map') {
+                                                    if ($res->answerable()) {
+                                                        push(@to_test,$res);
+                                                        last;
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                     if ($interval[0] =~ /^(\d+)/) {
-                        my $timelimit = $1;
+                        my $timelimit = $1; 
                         my $first_access;
                         if ($type eq 'resource') {
                             $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],$item);
@@ -8859,37 +8830,10 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
                             my $timesup = $first_access+$timelimit;
                             if ($timesup > $now) {
                                 my $activeblock;
-                                if ($type eq 'resource') {
-                                    if (ref($navmap)) {
-                                        my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($item);
-                                        if ($res->answerable()) {
-                                            $activeblock = 1;
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
-                                    my $mapsymb = &symbread($mapname,1);
-                                    if (($mapsymb) && (ref($navmap))) {
-                                        my $mapres = $navmap->getBySymb($mapsymb);
-                                        if (ref($mapres)) {
-                                            my $first = $mapres->map_start();
-                                            my $finish = $mapres->map_finish();
-                                            my $it = $navmap->getIterator($first,$finish,undef,0,0);
-                                            if (ref($it)) {
-                                                my $res;
-                                                while ($res = $it->next(undef,1)) {
-                                                    next unless (ref($res));
-                                                    my $symb = $res->symb();
-                                                    next if (($symb eq $mapsymb) || ($symb eq ''));
-                                                    @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$symb);
-                                                    if ($interval[1] eq 'map') {
-                                                        if ($res->answerable()) {
-                                                            $activeblock = 1;
-                                                            last;
-                                                        }
-                                                    }
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                        }
+                                foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                    if ($res->answerable()) {
+                                        $activeblock = 1;
+                                        last;
                                     }
                                 }
                                 if ($activeblock) {
@@ -8919,12 +8863,8 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
     my @blockers;
     return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
     return unless ($priv eq 'bre');
+    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     return if ($env{'request.state'} eq 'construct');
-    my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($env{'request.course.id'});
-    if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
-        $courseurl .= '/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
-    }
-    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseurl} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     my %blockinfo;
     if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
         %blockinfo = &get_commblock_resources($blocks);
@@ -8939,7 +8879,7 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
     }
     if ($symb) {
         @symbs = ($symb);
-    } elsif (keys(%possibles)) {
+    } elsif (keys(%possibles)) { 
         @symbs = keys(%possibles);
     }
     my $noblock;
@@ -8974,7 +8914,7 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
             }
         }
     }
-    unless ($noblock) {
+    unless ($noblock) { 
         return @blockers;
     }
     return;
@@ -8999,9 +8939,29 @@ sub deeplink_check {
         @symbs = keys(%possibles);
     }
 
-    my ($deeplink_symb,$allow);
-    if ($env{'request.deeplink.login'}) {
-        $deeplink_symb = &Apache::loncommon::deeplink_login_symb($cnum,$cdom);
+    my ($login,$switchrole,$allow);
+    if ($env{'request.deeplink.login'} =~ m{^\Q/tiny/$cdom/\E(\w+)$}) {
+        my $key = $1;
+        my $tinyurl;
+        my ($result,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('tiny',$cdom."\0".$key);
+        if (defined($cached)) {
+             $tinyurl = $result;
+        } else {
+             my $configuname = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+             my %currtiny = &Apache::lonnet::get('tiny',[$key],$cdom,$configuname);
+             if ($currtiny{$key} ne '') {
+                 $tinyurl = $currtiny{$key};
+                 &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('tiny',$cdom."\0".$key,$currtiny{$key},600);
+             }
+        }
+        if ($tinyurl ne '') {
+            my ($cnumreq,$posslogin) = split(/\&/,$tinyurl);
+            if ($cnumreq eq $cnum) {
+                $login = $posslogin;
+            } else {
+                $switchrole = 1;
+            }
+        }
     }
     foreach my $symb (@symbs) {
         last if ($allow);
@@ -9009,48 +8969,34 @@ sub deeplink_check {
         if ($deeplink eq '') {
             $allow = 1;
         } else {
-            my ($state,$others,$listed,$scope,$protect) = split(/,/,$deeplink);
-            if ($state ne 'only') {
+            my ($listed,$scope,$access) = split(/,/,$deeplink);
+            if ($access eq 'any') {
                 $allow = 1;
-            } else {
-                my $check_deeplink_entry;
-                if ($protect ne 'none') {
-                    my ($acctype,$item) = split(/:/,$protect);
-                    if (($acctype eq 'ltic') && ($env{'user.linkprotector'})) {
-                        if (grep(/^\Q$item\Ec$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.linkprotector'}))) {
-                            $check_deeplink_entry = 1
-                        }
-                    } elsif (($acctype eq 'ltid') && ($env{'user.linkprotector'})) {
-                        if (grep(/^\Q$item\Ed$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.linkprotector'}))) {
-                            $check_deeplink_entry = 1;
-                        }
-                    } elsif (($acctype eq 'key') && ($env{'user.deeplinkkey'})) {
-                        if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.deeplinkkey'}))) {
-                            $check_deeplink_entry = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                if (($protect eq 'none') || ($check_deeplink_entry)) {
+            } elsif ($login) {
+                if ($access eq 'only') {
                     if ($scope eq 'res') {
-                        if ($symb eq $deeplink_symb) {
+                        if ($symb eq $login) {
                             $allow = 1;
                         }
-                    } elsif (($scope eq 'map') || ($scope eq 'rec')) {
-                        my ($map_from_symb,$map_from_login);
-                        $map_from_symb = &deversion((&decode_symb($symb))[0]);
-                        if ($deeplink_symb =~ /\.(page|sequence)$/) {
-                            $map_from_login = &deversion((&decode_symb($deeplink_symb))[2]);
-                        } else {
-                            $map_from_login = &deversion((&decode_symb($deeplink_symb))[0]);
+                    } elsif ($scope eq 'map') {
+#FIXME Compare map for $env{'request.deeplink.login'} with map for $symb
+                    } elsif ($scope eq 'rec') {
+#FIXME Recurse up for $env{'request.deeplink.login'} with map for $symb
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    my ($acctype,$item) = split(/:/,$access);
+                    if (($acctype eq 'lti') && ($env{'user.linkprotector'})) {
+                        if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.linkprotector'}))) {
+                            my %tinyurls = &get('tiny',[$symb],$cdom,$cnum);
+                            if (grep(/\Q$tinyurls{$symb}\E$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.linkproturis'}))) {
+                                $allow = 1;
+                            }
                         }
-                        if (($map_from_symb) && ($map_from_login)) {
-                            if ($map_from_symb eq $map_from_login) {
+                    } elsif (($acctype eq 'key') && ($env{'user.deeplinkkey'})) {
+                        if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.deeplinkkey'}))) {
+                            my %tinyurls = &get('tiny',[$symb],$cdom,$cnum);
+                            if (grep(/\Q$tinyurls{$symb}\E$/,split(/,/,$env{'user.keyedlinkuri'}))) {
                                 $allow = 1;
-                            } elsif ($scope eq 'rec') {
-                                my @recurseup = &get_map_hierarchy($map_from_symb,$env{'request.course.id'});
-                                if (grep(/^\Q$map_from_login\E$/,@recurseup)) {
-                                    $allow = 1;
-                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -9062,7 +9008,7 @@ sub deeplink_check {
     return 1;
 }
 
-# -------------------------------- Deversion and split uri into path an filename
+# -------------------------------- Deversion and split uri into path an filename   
 
 #
 #   Removes the version from a URI and
@@ -9188,9 +9134,9 @@ sub metadata_query {
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
-        my $domains = '';
+        my $domains = ''; 
         if (ref($domains_hash) eq 'HASH') {
-            $domains = $domains_hash->{$server};    
+            $domains = $domains_hash->{$server}; 
         }
 	unless ($custom or $customshow) {
 	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':::'.&escape($domains),$server);
@@ -9323,7 +9269,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
 }
 
 sub get_query_reply {
-    my ($queryid,$sleep,$loopmax) = @_;
+    my ($queryid,$sleep,$loopmax) = @_;;
     if (($sleep eq '') || ($sleep !~ /^\d+\.?\d*$/)) {
         $sleep = 0.2;
     }
@@ -9456,25 +9402,6 @@ sub auto_validate_instcode {
     return ($outcome,$description,$defaultcredits);
 }
 
-sub auto_validate_inst_crosslist {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$instcode,$inst_xlist,$coowner) = @_;
-    my ($homeserver,$response);
-    if (($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) && ($cnum =~ /^$match_courseid$/)) {
-        $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-    }
-    if (!defined($homeserver)) {
-        if ($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
-            $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
-        }
-    }
-    unless (($homeserver eq '') || ($homeserver eq 'no_host')) {
-        $response=&reply('autovalidateinstcrosslist:'.$cdom.':'.
-                         &escape($instcode).':'.&escape($inst_xlist).':'.
-                         &escape($coowner),$homeserver);
-    }
-    return $response;
-}
-
 sub auto_create_password {
     my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam,$udom) = @_;
     my ($homeserver,$response);
@@ -9746,38 +9673,6 @@ sub auto_validate_class_sec {
     return $response;
 }
 
-sub auto_instsec_reformat {
-    my ($cdom,$action,$instsecref) = @_;
-    return unless(($action eq 'clutter') || ($action eq 'declutter'));
-    my @homeservers;
-    if (defined(&domain($cdom,'primary'))) {
-        push(@homeservers,&domain($cdom,'primary'));
-    } else {
-        my %servers = &get_servers($cdom,'library');
-        foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
-            if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    my $response;
-    my %reformatted = %{$instsecref};
-    foreach my $server (@homeservers) {
-        if (ref($instsecref) eq 'HASH') {
-            my $info = &freeze_escape($instsecref);
-            my $response=&reply('autoinstsecreformat:'.$cdom.':'.
-                                $action.':'.$info,$server);
-            next if ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused|unknown_command)/);
-            my @items = split(/&/,$response);
-            foreach my $item (@items) {
-                my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$item);
-                $reformatted{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return %reformatted;
-}
-
 sub auto_validate_instclasses {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$owners,$classesref) = @_;
     my ($homeserver,%validations);
@@ -9821,7 +9716,8 @@ sub auto_crsreq_update {
                             ':'.&escape($action).':'.&escape($ownername).':'.
                             &escape($ownerdomain).':'.&escape($fullname).':'.
                             &escape($title).':'.&escape($code).':'.
-                            &escape($accessstart).':'.&escape($accessend).':'.$info,$homeserver);
+                            &escape($accessstart).':'.&escape($accessend).':'.$info,
+                            $homeserver);
         unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
             my @items = split(/&/,$response);
             foreach my $item (@items) {
@@ -10081,6 +9977,7 @@ sub plaintext {
     my %rolenames = (
                       Course    => 'std',
                       Community => 'alt1',
+                      Placement => 'std',
                     );
     if ($cid ne '') {
         if ($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.'.plaintext'} ne '') {
@@ -10162,7 +10059,7 @@ sub assignrole {
             }
             if ($refused) {
                 my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($cwosec =~ m{^/?($match_domain)/($match_courseid)$});
-                if (!$selfenroll && $context eq 'course') {
+                if (!$selfenroll && (($context eq 'course') || ($context eq 'ltienroll' && $env{'request.lti.login'}))) {
                     my %crsenv;
                     if ($role eq 'cc' || $role eq 'co') {
                         %crsenv = &userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,('internal.courseowner'));
@@ -10182,8 +10079,12 @@ sub assignrole {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                } elsif (($selfenroll == 1) && ($role eq 'st') && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
-                    $refused = '';
+                } elsif (($selfenroll == 1) && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
+                    if ($role eq 'st') {
+                        $refused = '';
+                    } elsif (($context eq 'ltienroll') && ($env{'request.lti.login'})) {
+                        $refused = '';
+                    }
                 } elsif ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
                     my @possroles = ('st','ta','ep','in','cc','co');
                     if ((grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@possroles)) && ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {
@@ -10202,7 +10103,7 @@ sub assignrole {
                         }
                     }
                 } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
-                    if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                    if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) && 
                         ($url eq '/'.$udom.'/') && ($role eq 'au')) {
                         if ($env{'environment.requestauthor'} eq 'automatic') {
                             $refused = '';
@@ -10210,13 +10111,13 @@ sub assignrole {
                             my %domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
                             if (ref($domdefaults{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') {
                                 my $checkbystatus;
-                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) {
+                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) { 
                                     my $disposition = $domdefaults{'requestauthor'}{'_LC_adv'};
                                     if ($disposition eq 'automatic') {
                                         $refused = '';
                                     } elsif ($disposition eq '') {
                                         $checkbystatus = 1;
-                                    }
+                                    } 
                                 } else {
                                     $checkbystatus = 1;
                                 }
@@ -10304,7 +10205,7 @@ sub assignrole {
                            $context);
         } elsif (($role eq 'ca') || ($role eq 'aa')) {
             &coauthorrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,
-                             $context);
+                             $context); 
         }
         if ($role eq 'cc') {
             &autoupdate_coowners($url,$end,$start,$uname,$udom);
@@ -10322,23 +10223,11 @@ sub autoupdate_coowners {
         if ($domdesign{$cdom.'.autoassign.co-owners'}) {
             my %coursehash = &coursedescription($cdom.'_'.$cnum);
             my $instcode = $coursehash{'internal.coursecode'};
-            my $xlists = $coursehash{'internal.crosslistings'};
             if ($instcode ne '') {
                 if (($start && $start <= $now) && ($end == 0) || ($end > $now)) {
                     unless ($coursehash{'internal.courseowner'} eq $uname.':'.$udom) {
                         my ($delcoowners,@newcoowners,$putresult,$delresult,$coowners);
                         my ($result,$desc) = &auto_validate_instcode($cnum,$cdom,$instcode,$uname.':'.$udom);
-                        unless ($result eq 'valid') {
-                            if ($xlists ne '') {
-                                foreach my $xlist (split(',',$xlists)) {
-                                    my ($inst_crosslist,$lcsec) = split(':',$xlist);
-                                    $result =
-                                        &auto_validate_inst_crosslist($cnum,$cdom,$instcode,
-                                                                      $inst_crosslist,$uname.':'.$udom);
-                                    last if ($result eq 'valid');
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
                         if ($result eq 'valid') {
                             if ($coursehash{'internal.co-owners'}) {
                                 foreach my $coowner (split(',',$coursehash{'internal.co-owners'})) {
@@ -10351,15 +10240,17 @@ sub autoupdate_coowners {
                             } else {
                                 push(@newcoowners,$uname.':'.$udom);
                             }
-                        } elsif ($coursehash{'internal.co-owners'}) {
-                            foreach my $coowner (split(',',$coursehash{'internal.co-owners'})) {
-                                unless ($coowner eq $uname.':'.$udom) {
-                                    push(@newcoowners,$coowner);
+                        } else {
+                            if ($coursehash{'internal.co-owners'}) {
+                                foreach my $coowner (split(',',$coursehash{'internal.co-owners'})) {
+                                    unless ($coowner eq $uname.':'.$udom) {
+                                        push(@newcoowners,$coowner);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                unless (@newcoowners > 0) {
+                                    $delcoowners = 1;
+                                    $coowners = '';
                                 }
-                            }
-                            unless (@newcoowners > 0) {
-                                $delcoowners = 1;
-                                $coowners = '';
                             }
                         }
                         if (@newcoowners || $delcoowners) {
@@ -10475,10 +10366,14 @@ sub modifyuser {
     my $newuser;
     if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
         $newuser = 1;
+        unless (($umode && ($upass ne '')) || ($umode eq 'localauth') ||
+                ($umode eq 'lti')) {
+            return 'error: more information needed to create new user';
+        }
     }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Create User
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
-	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
+	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth') || ($umode eq 'lti'))) {
         my $unhome='';
         if (defined($desiredhome) && &host_domain($desiredhome) eq $udom) { 
             $unhome = $desiredhome;
@@ -10520,7 +10415,7 @@ sub modifyuser {
                   'current user id "'.$uidhash{$uname}.'".';
           }
        } else {
-	  &idput($udom,($uname => $uid));
+	  &idput($udom,{$uname => $uid},$uhome,'ids');
        }
     }
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Add names, etc
@@ -10645,7 +10540,7 @@ sub modifystudent {
     # student's environment
     $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
     $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
-					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,
+                                        $gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,
                                         $cid,$selfenroll,$context,$credits,$instsec);
     return $reply;
 }
@@ -10927,6 +10822,7 @@ sub generate_coursenum {
 sub is_course {
     my ($cdom, $cnum) = scalar(@_) == 1 ? 
          ($_[0] =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_courseid)$/)  :  @_;
+
     return unless (($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) && ($cnum =~ /^$match_courseid$/));
     my $uhome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
     my $iscourse;
@@ -10945,7 +10841,7 @@ sub is_course {
             &do_cache_new('iscourse',$hashid,$iscourse,3600);
         }
     }
-    return unless($iscourse);
+    return unless ($iscourse);
     return wantarray ? ($cdom, $cnum) : $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
 }
 
@@ -11144,6 +11040,90 @@ sub files_not_in_path {
     return (@return_files);
 }
 
+#------------------------------Submitted/Handedback Portfolio Files Versioning
+ 
+sub portfiles_versioning {
+    my ($symb,$domain,$stu_name,$portfiles,$versioned_portfiles) = @_;
+    my $portfolio_root = '/userfiles/portfolio';
+    return unless ((ref($portfiles) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($versioned_portfiles) eq 'ARRAY'));
+    foreach my $file (@{$portfiles}) {
+        &unmark_as_readonly($domain,$stu_name,[$symb,$env{'request.course.id'}],$file);
+        my ($directory,$answer_file) =($file =~ /^(.*?)([^\/]*)$/);
+        my ($answer_name,$answer_ver,$answer_ext) = &file_name_version_ext($answer_file);
+        my $getpropath = 1;
+        my ($dir_list,$listerror) = &dirlist($portfolio_root.$directory,$domain,
+                                             $stu_name,$getpropath);
+        my $version = &get_next_version($answer_name,$answer_ext,$dir_list);
+        my $new_answer = 
+            &version_selected_portfile($domain,$stu_name,$directory,$answer_file,$version);
+        if ($new_answer ne 'problem getting file') {
+            push(@{$versioned_portfiles}, $directory.$new_answer);
+            &mark_as_readonly($domain,$stu_name,[$directory.$new_answer],
+                              [$symb,$env{'request.course.id'},'graded']);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub get_next_version {
+    my ($answer_name, $answer_ext, $dir_list) = @_;
+    my $version;
+    if (ref($dir_list) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $row (@{$dir_list}) {
+            my ($file) = split(/\&/,$row,2);
+            my ($file_name,$file_version,$file_ext) =
+                &file_name_version_ext($file);
+            if (($file_name eq $answer_name) &&
+                ($file_ext eq $answer_ext)) {
+                     # gets here if filename and extension match,
+                     # regardless of version
+                if ($file_version ne '') {
+                    # a versioned file is found  so save it for later
+                    if ($file_version > $version) {
+                        $version = $file_version;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    $version ++;
+    return($version);
+}
+
+sub version_selected_portfile {
+    my ($domain,$stu_name,$directory,$file_name,$version) = @_;
+    my ($answer_name,$answer_ver,$answer_ext) =
+        &file_name_version_ext($file_name);
+    my $new_answer;
+    $env{'form.copy'} =
+        &getfile("/uploaded/$domain/$stu_name/portfolio$directory$file_name");
+    if($env{'form.copy'} eq '-1') {
+        $new_answer = 'problem getting file';
+    } else {
+        $new_answer = $answer_name.'.'.$version.'.'.$answer_ext;
+        my $copy_result = 
+            &finishuserfileupload($stu_name,$domain,'copy',
+                                  '/portfolio'.$directory.$new_answer);
+    }
+    undef($env{'form.copy'});
+    return ($new_answer);
+}
+
+sub file_name_version_ext {
+    my ($file)=@_;
+    my @file_parts = split(/\./, $file);
+    my ($name,$version,$ext);
+    if (@file_parts > 1) {
+        $ext=pop(@file_parts);
+        if (@file_parts > 1 && $file_parts[-1] =~ /^\d+$/) {
+            $version=pop(@file_parts);
+        }
+        $name=join('.',@file_parts);
+    } else {
+        $name=join('.',@file_parts);
+    }
+    return($name,$version,$ext);
+}
+
 #----------------------------------------------Get portfolio file permissions
 
 sub get_portfile_permissions {
@@ -11288,49 +11268,132 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
 }
 
 sub make_public_indefinitely {
-    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my (@requrl) = @_;
+    return &automated_portfile_access('public',\@requrl);
+}
+
+sub automated_portfile_access {
+    my ($accesstype,$addsref,$delsref,$info) = @_;
+    unless (($accesstype eq 'public') || ($accesstype eq 'ip')) {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+    my %urls;
+    if (ref($addsref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $requrl (@{$addsref}) {
+            if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+                unless (exists($urls{$requrl})) {
+                    $urls{$requrl} = 'add';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($delsref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $requrl (@{$delsref}) { 
+            if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+                unless (exists($urls{$requrl})) {
+                    $urls{$requrl} = 'delete'; 
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unless (keys(%urls)) {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+    my $ip;
+    if ($accesstype eq 'ip') {
+        if (ref($info) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($info->{'ip'} ne '') {
+                $ip = $info->{'ip'};
+            }
+        }
+        if ($ip eq '') {
+            return 'invalid';
+        }
+    }
+    my $errors;
     my $now = time;
-    my $action = 'activate';
-    my $aclnum = 0;
-    if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+    my %current_perms;
+    foreach my $requrl (sort(keys(%urls))) {
+        my $action;
+        if ($urls{$requrl} eq 'add') {
+            $action = 'activate';
+        } else {
+            $action = 'none';
+        }
+        my $aclnum = 0;
         my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) =
             &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
-        my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
-        my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms,
+        unless (exists($current_perms{$unum.':'.$udom})) {
+            $current_perms{$unum.':'.$udom} = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
+        }
+        my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms{$unum.':'.$udom},
                                                    $group,$file_name);
         foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_controls{$file_name}})) {
             my ($num,$scope,$end,$start) = 
                 ($key =~ /^([^:]+):([a-z]+)_(\d*)_?(\d*)$/);
-            if ($scope eq 'public') {
-                if ($start <= $now && $end == 0) {
-                    $action = 'none';
-                } else {
+            if ($scope eq $accesstype) {
+                if (($start <= $now) && ($end == 0)) {
+                    if ($accesstype eq 'ip') {
+                        if (ref($access_controls{$file_name}{$key}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (ref($access_controls{$file_name}{$key}{'ip'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                if (grep(/^\Q$ip\E$/,@{$access_controls{$file_name}{$key}{'ip'}})) {
+                                    if ($urls{$requrl} eq 'add') {
+                                        $action = 'none';
+                                        last;
+                                    } else {
+                                        $action = 'delete';
+                                        $aclnum = $num;
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } elsif ($accesstype eq 'public') {
+                        if ($urls{$requrl} eq 'add') {
+                            $action = 'none';
+                            last;
+                        } else {
+                            $action = 'delete';
+                            $aclnum = $num;
+                            last;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($accesstype eq 'public') {
                     $action = 'update';
                     $aclnum = $num;
+                    last;
                 }
-                last;
             }
         }
         if ($action eq 'none') {
-             return 'ok';
+            next;
         } else {
             my %changes;
             my $newend = 0;
             my $newstart = $now;
-            my $newkey = $aclnum.':public_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
+            my $newkey = $aclnum.':'.$accesstype.'_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
             $changes{$action}{$newkey} = {
-                type => 'public',
+                type => $accesstype,
                 time => {
                     start => $newstart,
                     end   => $newend,
                 },
             };
+            if ($accesstype eq 'ip') {
+                $changes{$action}{$newkey}{'ip'} = [$ip];
+            }
             my ($outcome,$deloutcome,$new_values,$translation) =
                 &modify_access_controls($file_name,\%changes,$udom,$unum);
-            return $outcome;
+            unless ($outcome eq 'ok') {
+                $errors .= $outcome.' ';
+            }
         }
+    }
+    if ($errors) {
+        $errors =~ s/\s$//;
+        return $errors;
     } else {
-        return 'invalid';
+        return 'ok';
     }
 }
 
@@ -11535,11 +11598,12 @@ sub dirlist {
             foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
                 push(@alluserslist,$user.'&user');
             }
+
             if (!%listerror) {
                 # no errors
                 return (\@alluserslist);
             } elsif (scalar(keys(%servers)) == 1) {
-                # one library server, one error
+                # one library server, one error 
                 my ($key) = keys(%listerror);
                 return (\@alluserslist, $listerror{$key});
             } elsif ( grep { $_ eq 'con_lost' } values(%listerror) ) {
@@ -11548,7 +11612,7 @@ sub dirlist {
                 return (\@alluserslist, 'con_lost');
             } else {
                 # multiple library servers and no con_lost -> data should be
-                # complete.
+                # complete. 
                 return (\@alluserslist);
             }
 
@@ -11624,6 +11688,115 @@ sub stat_file {
     return ();
 }
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------- recursedirs
+# Recursive function to traverse either a specific user's Authoring Space
+# or corresponding Published Resource Space, and populate the hash ref:
+# $dirhashref with URLs of all directories, and if $filehashref hash
+# ref arg is provided, the URLs of any files, excluding versioned, .meta,
+# or .rights files in resource space, and .meta, .save, .log, and .bak
+# files in Authoring Space.
+#
+# Inputs:
+#
+# $is_home - true if current server is home server for user's space
+# $context - either: priv, or res respectively for Authoring or Resource Space.
+# $docroot - Document root (i.e., /home/httpd/html
+# $toppath - Top level directory (i.e., /res/$dom/$uname or /priv/$dom/$uname
+# $relpath - Current path (relative to top level).
+# $dirhashref - reference to hash to populate with URLs of directories (Required)
+# $filehashref - reference to hash to populate with URLs of files (Optional)
+#
+# Returns: nothing
+#
+# Side Effects: populates $dirhashref, and $filehashref (if provided).
+#
+# Currently used by interface/londocs.pm to create linked select boxes for
+# directory and filename to import a Course "Author" resource into a course, and
+# also to create linked select boxes for Authoring Space and Directory to choose
+# save location for creation of a new "standard" problem from the Course Editor.
+#
+
+sub recursedirs {
+    my ($is_home,$context,$docroot,$toppath,$relpath,$dirhashref,$filehashref) = @_;
+    return unless (ref($dirhashref) eq 'HASH');
+    my $currpath = $docroot.$toppath;
+    if ($relpath) {
+        $currpath .= "/$relpath";
+    }
+    my $savefile;
+    if (ref($filehashref)) {
+        $savefile = 1;
+    }
+    if ($is_home) {
+        if (opendir(my $dirh,$currpath)) {
+            foreach my $item (sort { lc($a) cmp lc($b) } grep(!/^\.+$/,readdir($dirh))) {
+                next if ($item eq '');
+                if (-d "$currpath/$item") {
+                    my $newpath;
+                    if ($relpath) {
+                        $newpath = "$relpath/$item";
+                    } else {
+                        $newpath = $item;
+                    }
+                    $dirhashref->{&Apache::lonlocal::js_escape($newpath)} = 1;
+                    &recursedirs($is_home,$context,$docroot,$toppath,$newpath,$dirhashref,$filehashref);
+                } elsif ($savefile) {
+                    if ($context eq 'priv') {
+                        unless ($item =~ /\.(meta|save|log|bak|DS_Store)$/) {
+                            $filehashref->{&Apache::lonlocal::js_escape($relpath)}{$item} = 1;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        unless (($item =~ /\.meta$/) || ($item =~ /\.\d+\.\w+$/) || ($item =~ /\.rights$/)) {
+                            $filehashref->{&Apache::lonlocal::js_escape($relpath)}{$item} = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            closedir($dirh);
+        }
+    } else {
+        my ($dirlistref,$listerror) =
+            &dirlist($toppath.$relpath);
+        my @dir_lines;
+        my $dirptr=16384;
+        if (ref($dirlistref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $dir_line (sort
+                              {
+                                  my ($afile)=split('&',$a,2);
+                                  my ($bfile)=split('&',$b,2);
+                                  return (lc($afile) cmp lc($bfile));
+                              } (@{$dirlistref})) {
+                my ($item,$dom,undef,$testdir,undef,undef,undef,undef,$size,undef,$mtime,undef,undef,undef,$obs,undef) =
+                    split(/\&/,$dir_line,16);
+                $item =~ s/\s+$//;
+                next if (($item =~ /^\.\.?$/) || ($obs));
+                if ($dirptr&$testdir) {
+                    my $newpath;
+                    if ($relpath) {
+                        $newpath = "$relpath/$item";
+                    } else {
+                        $relpath = '/';
+                        $newpath = $item;
+                    }
+                    $dirhashref->{&Apache::lonlocal::js_escape($newpath)} = 1;
+                    &recursedirs($is_home,$context,$docroot,$toppath,$newpath,$dirhashref,$filehashref);
+                } elsif ($savefile) {
+                    if ($context eq 'priv') {
+                        unless ($item =~ /\.(meta|save|log|bak|DS_Store)$/) {
+                            $filehashref->{$relpath}{$item} = 1;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        unless (($item =~ /\.meta$/) || ($item =~ /\.\d+\.\w+$/)) {
+                            $filehashref->{$relpath}{$item} = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Condition
 
 # gets the value of a specific preevaluated condition
@@ -11787,7 +11960,14 @@ sub get_userresdata {
 #  Parameters:
 #     $name      - Course/user name.
 #     $domain    - Name of the domain the user/course is registered on.
-#     $type      - Type of thing $name is (must be 'course' or 'user'
+#     $type      - Type of thing $name is (must be 'course' or 'user')
+#     $mapp      - decluttered URL of enclosing map  
+#     $recursed  - Ref to scalar -- set to 1, if nested maps have been recursed.
+#     $recurseup - Ref to array of map URLs, starting with map containing
+#                  $mapp up through hierarchy of nested maps to top level map.  
+#     $courseid  - CourseID (first part of param identifier).
+#     $modifier  - Middle part of param identifier.
+#     $what      - Last part of param identifier.
 #     @which     - Array of names of resources desired.
 #  Returns:
 #     The value of the first reasource in @which that is found in the
@@ -11797,7 +11977,8 @@ sub get_userresdata {
 #     'user', an undefined  reference is returned.
 #     If none of the resources are found, an undef is returned
 sub resdata {
-    my ($name,$domain,$type,@which)=@_;
+    my ($name,$domain,$type,$mapp,$recursed,$recurseup,$courseid,
+        $modifier,$what,@which)=@_;
     my $result;
     if ($type eq 'course') {
 	$result=&get_courseresdata($name,$domain);
@@ -11806,7 +11987,21 @@ sub resdata {
     }
     if (!ref($result)) { return $result; }    
     foreach my $item (@which) {
-	if (defined($result->{$item->[0]})) {
+        if ($item->[1] eq 'course') {
+            if ((ref($recurseup) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($recursed) eq 'SCALAR')) {
+                unless ($$recursed) {
+                    @{$recurseup} = &get_map_hierarchy($mapp,$courseid);
+                    $$recursed = 1;
+                }
+                foreach my $item (@${recurseup}) {
+                    my $norecursechk=$courseid.$modifier.$item.'___(all).'.$what;
+                    last if (defined($result->{$norecursechk}));
+                    my $recursechk=$courseid.$modifier.$item.'___(rec).'.$what;
+                    if (defined($result->{$recursechk})) { return [$result->{$recursechk},'map']; }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (defined($result->{$item->[0]})) {
 	    return [$result->{$item->[0]},$item->[1]];
 	}
     }
@@ -11815,24 +12010,15 @@ sub resdata {
 
 sub get_domain_lti {
     my ($cdom,$context) = @_;
-    my ($name,$cachename,%lti);
+    my ($name,%lti);
     if ($context eq 'consumer') {
         $name = 'ltitools';
     } elsif ($context eq 'provider') {
         $name = 'lti';
-    } elsif ($context eq 'linkprot') {
-        $name = 'ltisec';
     } else {
         return %lti;
     }
-
-    if ($context eq 'linkprot') {
-        $cachename = $context;
-    } else {
-        $cachename = $name;
-    }
-
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new($cachename,$cdom);
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new($name,$cdom);
     if (defined($cached)) {
         if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
             %lti = %{$result};
@@ -11840,154 +12026,43 @@ sub get_domain_lti {
     } else {
         my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',[$name],$cdom);
         if (ref($domconfig{$name}) eq 'HASH') {
-            if ($context eq 'linkprot') {
-                if (ref($domconfig{$name}{'linkprot'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    %lti = %{$domconfig{$name}{'linkprot'}};
-                }
-            } else {
-                %lti = %{$domconfig{$name}};
-            }
-            if (($context eq 'consumer') && (keys(%lti))) {
-                my %encdomconfig = &get_dom('encconfig',[$name],$cdom,undef,1);
-                if (ref($encdomconfig{$name}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    foreach my $id (keys(%lti)) {
-                        if (ref($encdomconfig{$name}{$id}) eq 'HASH') {
-                            foreach my $item ('key','secret') {
-                                $lti{$id}{$item} = $encdomconfig{$name}{$id}{$item};
-                            }
+            %lti = %{$domconfig{$name}};
+            my %encdomconfig = &get_dom('encconfig',[$name],$cdom);
+            if (ref($encdomconfig{$name}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $id (keys(%lti)) {
+                    if (ref($encdomconfig{$name}{$id}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        foreach my $item ('key','secret') {
+                            $lti{$id}{$item} = $encdomconfig{$name}{$id}{$item};
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
         my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
-        &do_cache_new($cachename,$cdom,\%lti,$cachetime);
+        &do_cache_new($name,$cdom,\%lti,$cachetime);
     }
     return %lti;
 }
 
-sub get_course_lti {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
-    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
-    my %courselti;
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('courselti',$hashid);
-    if (defined($cached)) {
-        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
-            %courselti = %{$result};
-        }
-    } else {
-        %courselti = &dump('lti',$cdom,$cnum,undef,undef,undef,1);
-        my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
-        &do_cache_new('courselti',$hashid,\%courselti,$cachetime);
-    }
-    return %courselti;
-}
-
-sub courselti_itemid {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$url,$method,$params,$context) = @_;
-    my ($chome,$itemid);
-    $chome = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-    return if ($chome eq 'no_host');
-    if (ref($params) eq 'HASH') {
-        my $rep;
-        if (grep { $_ eq $chome } current_machine_ids()) {
-            $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::crslti_itemid($cdom,$cnum,$url,$method,$params,$perlvar{'lonVersion'});
-        } else {
-            my $escurl = &escape($url);
-            my $escmethod = &escape($method);
-            my $items = &freeze_escape($params);
-            $rep = &reply("encrypt:lti:$cdom:$cnum:$context:$escurl:$escmethod:$items",$chome);
-        }
-        unless (($rep=~/^(refused|rejected|error)/) || ($rep eq 'con_lost') ||
-                ($rep eq 'unknown_cmd')) {
-            $itemid = $rep;
-        }
-    }
-    return $itemid;
-}
-
-sub domainlti_itemid {
-    my ($cdom,$url,$method,$params,$context) = @_;
-    my ($primary_id,$itemid);
-    $primary_id = &domain($cdom,'primary');
-    return if ($primary_id eq '');
-    if (ref($params) eq 'HASH') {
-        my $rep;
-        if (grep { $_ eq $primary_id } current_machine_ids()) {
-            $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::domlti_itemid($cdom,$context,$url,$method,$params,$perlvar{'lonVersion'});
-        } else {
-            my $cnum = '';
-            my $escurl = &escape($url);
-            my $escmethod = &escape($method);
-            my $items = &freeze_escape($params);
-            $rep = &reply("encrypt:lti:$cdom:$cnum:$context:$escurl:$escmethod:$items",$primary_id);
-        }
-        unless (($rep=~/^(refused|rejected|error)/) || ($rep eq 'con_lost') ||
-                ($rep eq 'unknown_cmd')) {
-            $itemid = $rep;
-        }
-    }
-    return $itemid;
-}
-
-sub count_supptools {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$ignorecache,$reload)=@_;
+sub get_numsuppfiles {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$ignorecache)=@_;
     my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
-    my ($numexttools,$cached);
+    my ($suppcount,$cached);
     unless ($ignorecache) {
-        ($numexttools,$cached) = &is_cached_new('supptools',$hashid);
+        ($suppcount,$cached) = &is_cached_new('suppcount',$hashid);
     }
     unless (defined($cached)) {
         my $chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-        $numexttools = 0;
         unless ($chome eq 'no_host') {
-            my ($supplemental) = &Apache::loncommon::get_supplemental($cnum,$cdom,$reload);
-            if (ref($supplemental) eq 'HASH') {
-                if ((ref($supplemental->{'ids'}) eq 'HASH') && (ref($supplemental->{'hidden'}) eq 'HASH')) {
-                    foreach my $key (keys(%{$supplemental->{'ids'}})) {
-                        if ($key =~ m{^/adm/$cdom/$cnum/\d+/ext\.tool$}) {
-                            $numexttools ++;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            ($suppcount,my $supptools,my $errors) = (0,0,0);
+            my $suppmap = 'supplemental.sequence';
+            ($suppcount,$supptools,$errors) =
+                &Apache::loncommon::recurse_supplemental($cnum,$cdom,$suppmap,$suppcount,
+                                                         $supptools,$errors);
         }
-        &do_cache_new('supptools',$hashid,$numexttools,600);
+        &do_cache_new('suppcount',$hashid,$suppcount,600);
     }
-    return $numexttools;
-}
-
-sub has_unhidden_suppfiles {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$ignorecache,$possdel)=@_;
-    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
-    my ($showsupp,$cached);
-    unless ($ignorecache) {
-        ($showsupp,$cached) = &is_cached_new('showsupp',$hashid);
-    }
-    unless (defined($cached)) {
-        my $chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-        unless ($chome eq 'no_host') {
-            my ($supplemental) = &Apache::loncommon::get_supplemental($cnum,$cdom,$ignorecache,$possdel);
-            if (ref($supplemental) eq 'HASH') {
-                if ((ref($supplemental->{'ids'}) eq 'HASH') && (ref($supplemental->{'hidden'}) eq 'HASH')) {
-                    foreach my $key (keys(%{$supplemental->{'ids'}})) {
-                        next if ($key =~ /\.sequence$/);
-                        if (ref($supplemental->{'ids'}->{$key}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                            foreach my $id (@{$supplemental->{'ids'}->{$key}}) {
-                                unless ($supplemental->{'hidden'}->{$id}) {
-                                    $showsupp = 1;
-                                    last;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        last if ($showsupp);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        &do_cache_new('showsupp',$hashid,$showsupp,600);
-    }
-    return $showsupp;
+    return $suppcount;
 }
 
 #
@@ -12060,7 +12135,7 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if ( (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem)
 		  || defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task))
 		 &&
-		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {
+		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {	
 		# if we are in the middle of processing the resource the
 		# get the value we are planning on committing
                 if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest})) {
@@ -12181,23 +12256,22 @@ sub EXT {
             }
         }
 
-	my ($section, $group, @groups);
-	my ($courselevelm,$courselevel);
+	my ($section, $group, @groups, @recurseup, $recursed);
+	my ($courselevelm,$courseleveli,$courselevel,$mapp);
         if (($courseid eq '') && ($cid)) {
             $courseid = $cid;
         }
 	if (($symbparm && $courseid) && 
-	    (($courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) || ($courseid eq $cid))) {
+	    (($courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) || ($courseid eq $cid)))  {
 
 	    #print '<br>'.$space.' - '.$qualifier.' - '.$spacequalifierrest;
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Cascading lookup scheme
 	    my $symbp=$symbparm;
-	    my $mapp=&deversion((&decode_symb($symbp))[0]);
-
+	    $mapp=&deversion((&decode_symb($symbp))[0]);
 	    my $symbparm=$symbp.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
+            my $recurseparm=$mapp.'___(rec).'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $mapparm=$mapp.'___(all).'.$spacequalifierrest;
-
 	    if (($env{'user.name'} eq $uname) &&
 		($env{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
 		$section=$env{'request.course.sec'};
@@ -12214,17 +12288,21 @@ sub EXT {
 
 	    my $seclevel=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $seclevelr=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$symbparm;
+            my $secleveli=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$recurseparm;
 	    my $seclevelm=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$mapparm;
 
 	    $courselevel=$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $courselevelr=$courseid.'.'.$symbparm;
+            $courseleveli=$courseid.'.'.$recurseparm;
 	    $courselevelm=$courseid.'.'.$mapparm;
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
 
-	    my $userreply=&resdata($uname,$udom,'user',
+	    my $userreply=&resdata($uname,$udom,'user',$mapp,\$recursed,
+                                   \@recurseup,$courseid,'.',$spacequalifierrest, 
 				       ([$courselevelr,'resource'],
 					[$courselevelm,'map'     ],
+                                        [$courseleveli,'map'     ],
 					[$courselevel, 'course'  ]));
 	    if (defined($userreply)) { return &get_reply($userreply); }
 
@@ -12232,15 +12310,18 @@ sub EXT {
             my $coursereply;
             if (@groups > 0) {
                 $coursereply = &check_group_parms($courseid,\@groups,$symbparm,
-                                       $mapparm,$spacequalifierrest);
-                if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
+                                       $recurseparm,$mapparm,$spacequalifierrest,
+                                       $mapp,\$recursed,\@recurseup);
+                if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); } 
             }
 
 	    $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
 				  $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
-				  'course',
+				  'course',$mapp,\$recursed,\@recurseup,
+                                  $courseid,'.['.$section.'].',$spacequalifierrest,
 				  ([$seclevelr,   'resource'],
 				   [$seclevelm,   'map'     ],
+                                   [$secleveli,   'map'     ],
 				   [$seclevel,    'course'  ],
 				   [$courselevelr,'resource']));
 	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
@@ -12257,8 +12338,9 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if ($thisparm) { return &get_reply([$thisparm,'resource']); }
 	}
 # ------------------------------------------ fourth, look in resource metadata
-
-	$spacequalifierrest=~s/\./\_/;
+ 
+        my $what = $spacequalifierrest;
+	$what=~s/\./\_/;
 	my $filename;
 	if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
 	if ($symbparm) {
@@ -12266,18 +12348,24 @@ sub EXT {
 	} else {
 	    $filename=$env{'request.filename'};
 	}
-	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$spacequalifierrest);
+        my $toolsymb;
+        if (($filename =~ /ext\.tool$/) && ($what ne '0_gradable')) {
+            $toolsymb = $symbparm;
+        }
+	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$what,$toolsymb);
 	if (defined($metadata)) { return &get_reply([$metadata,'resource']); }
-	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
+	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$what,$toolsymb);
 	if (defined($metadata)) { return &get_reply([$metadata,'resource']); }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------- fourth, look in rest of course
+# ----------------------------------------------- fifth, look in rest of course
 	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
 	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    my $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
 				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
-				     'course',
+				     'course',$mapp,\$recursed,\@recurseup,
+                                     $courseid,'.',$spacequalifierrest,
 				     ([$courselevelm,'map'   ],
+                                      [$courseleveli,'map'   ],
 				      [$courselevel, 'course']));
 	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
 	}
@@ -12292,7 +12380,7 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if (defined($partgeneral[0])) { return &get_reply(\@partgeneral); }
 	}
 	if ($recurse) { return undef; }
-	my $pack_def=&packages_tab_default($filename,$varname);
+	my $pack_def=&packages_tab_default($filename,$varname,$toolsymb);
 	if (defined($pack_def)) { return &get_reply([$pack_def,'resource']); }
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
@@ -12319,7 +12407,7 @@ sub EXT {
         }
     } elsif ($realm eq 'client') {
         if ($space eq 'remote_addr') {
-            return &get_requestor_ip();
+            return $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
         }
     }
     return '';
@@ -12338,19 +12426,24 @@ sub get_reply {
 }
 
 sub check_group_parms {
-    my ($courseid,$groups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what) = @_;
-    my @groupitems = ();
-    my $resultitem;
-    my @levels = ([$symbparm,'resource'],[$mapparm,'map'],[$what,'course']);
+    my ($courseid,$groups,$symbparm,$recurseparm,$mapparm,$what,$mapp,
+        $recursed,$recurseupref) = @_;
+    my @levels = ([$symbparm,'resource'],[$mapparm,'map'],[$recurseparm,'map'],
+                  [$what,'course']);
+    my $coursereply;
     foreach my $group (@{$groups}) {
+        my @groupitems = ();
         foreach my $level (@levels) {
              my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level->[0];
              push(@groupitems,[$item,$level->[1]]);
         }
+        my $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+                                   $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+                                   'course',$mapp,$recursed,$recurseupref,
+                                   $courseid,'.['.$group.'].',$what,
+                                   @groupitems);
+        last if (defined($coursereply));
     }
-    my $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
-                            $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
-                                     'course',@groupitems);
     return $coursereply;
 }
 
@@ -12385,11 +12478,11 @@ sub sort_course_groups { # Sort groups b
 }
 
 sub packages_tab_default {
-    my ($uri,$varname)=@_;
+    my ($uri,$varname,$toolsymb)=@_;
     my (undef,$part,$name)=split(/\./,$varname);
 
     my (@extension,@specifics,$do_default);
-    foreach my $package (split(/,/,&metadata($uri,'packages'))) {
+    foreach my $package (split(/,/,&metadata($uri,'packages',$toolsymb))) {
 	my ($pack_type,$pack_part)=split(/_/,$package,2);
 	if ($pack_type eq 'default') {
 	    $do_default=1;
@@ -12458,7 +12551,7 @@ my %metaentry;
 my %importedpartids;
 my %importedrespids;
 sub metadata {
-    my ($uri,$what,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount)=@_;
+    my ($uri,$what,$toolsymb,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount)=@_;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
     # if it is a non metadata possible uri return quickly
     if (($uri eq '') || 
@@ -12482,6 +12575,65 @@ sub metadata {
 	my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('meta',$uri);
 	if (defined($cached)) { return $result->{':'.$what}; }
     }
+
+#
+# If the uri is for an external tool the file from
+# which metadata should be retrieved depends on whether
+# the tool had been configured to be gradable (set in the Course
+# Editor or Resource Editor).
+#
+# If a valid symb has been included as the third arg in the call
+# to &metadata() that can be used to retrieve the value of
+# parameter_0_gradable set for the resource, and included in the
+# uploaded map containing the tool. The value is retrieved via
+# &EXT(), if a valid symb is available.  Otherwise the value of
+# gradable in the exttool_$marker.db file for the tool instance
+# is retrieved via &get().
+#
+# When lonuserstate::traceroute() calls lonnet::EXT() for 
+# hiddenresource and encrypturl (during course initialization)
+# the map-level parameter for resource.0.gradable included in the 
+# uploaded map containing the tool will not yet have been stored
+# in the user_course_parms.db file for the user's session, so in 
+# this case fall back to retrieving gradable status from the
+# exttool_$marker.db file.
+#
+# In order to avoid an infinite loop, &metadata() will return
+# before a call to &EXT(), if the uri is for an external tool
+# and the $what for which metadata is being requested is
+# parameter_0_gradable or 0_gradable.
+#
+
+    if ($uri =~ /ext\.tool$/) {
+        if (($what eq 'parameter_0_gradable') || ($what eq '0_gradable')) {
+            return;
+        } else {
+            my ($checked,$use_passback);
+            if ($toolsymb ne '') {
+                (undef,undef,my $tooluri) = &decode_symb($toolsymb);
+                if (($tooluri eq $uri) && (&EXT('resource.0.gradable',$toolsymb))) {
+                    $checked = 1;
+                    if (&EXT('resource.0.gradable',$toolsymb) =~ /^yes$/i) {
+                        $use_passback = 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            unless ($checked) {
+                my ($ignore,$cdom,$cnum,$marker) = split(m{/},$uri);
+                $marker=~s/\D//g;
+                if ($marker) {
+                    my %toolsettings=&get('exttool_'.$marker,['gradable'],$cdom,$cnum);
+                    $use_passback = $toolsettings{'gradable'};
+                }
+            }
+            if ($use_passback) {
+                $filename = '/home/httpd/html/res/lib/templates/LTIpassback.tool';
+            } else {
+                $filename = '/home/httpd/html/res/lib/templates/LTIstandard.tool';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     {
 # Imported parts would go here
         my @origfiletagids=();
@@ -12590,23 +12742,31 @@ sub metadata {
 # Check metadata for imported file to
 # see if it contained response items
 #
+                        my ($origfile,@libfilekeys);
                         my %currmetaentry = %metaentry;
-                        my $libresponseorder = &metadata($location,'responseorder');
-                        my $origfile;
-                        if ($libresponseorder ne '') {
-                            if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
-                                undef(%importedrespids);
-                                undef(%importedpartids);
-                            }
-                            @{$importedrespids{$importid}} = split(/\s*,\s*/,$libresponseorder);
-                            if (@{$importedrespids{$importid}} > 0) {
-                                $importedresponses = 1;
+                        @libfilekeys = split(/,/,&metadata($location,'keys',undef,undef,undef,
+                                                           $depthcount+1));
+                        if (grep(/^responseorder$/,@libfilekeys)) {
+                            my $libresponseorder = &metadata($location,'responseorder',undef,undef,
+                                                             undef,$depthcount+1);
+                            if ($libresponseorder ne '') {
+                                if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
+                                    undef(%importedrespids);
+                                    undef(%importedpartids);
+                                }
+                                my @respids = split(/\s*,\s*/,$libresponseorder);
+                                if (@respids) {
+                                    $importedrespids{$importid} = join(',',map { $importid.'_'.$_ } @respids);
+                                }
+                                if ($importedrespids{$importid} ne '') {
+                                    $importedresponses = 1;
 # We need to get the original file and the imported file to get the response order correct
 # Load and inspect original file
-                                if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
-                                    my $origfilelocation=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.&clutter($uri);
-                                    $origfile=&getfile($origfilelocation);
-                                    @origfiletagids=($origfile=~/<((?:\w+)response|import|part)[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                                    if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
+                                        my $origfilelocation=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.&clutter($uri);
+                                        $origfile=&getfile($origfilelocation);
+                                        @origfiletagids=($origfile=~/<((?:\w+)response|import|part)[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -12614,10 +12774,7 @@ sub metadata {
 # hash populated for imported library file
                         %metaentry = %currmetaentry;
                         undef(%currmetaentry);
-                        if ($importmode eq 'problem') {
-# Import as problem/response
-                           $unikey=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
-                        } elsif ($importmode eq 'part') {
+                        if ($importmode eq 'part') {
 # Import as part(s)
                            $importedparts=1;
 # We need to get the original file and the imported file to get the part order correct
@@ -12632,10 +12789,23 @@ sub metadata {
                                    @origfiletagids=($origfile=~/<(part|import)[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
                                }
                            }
-
-# Load and inspect imported file
-                           my $impfile=&getfile($location);
-                           my @impfilepartids=($impfile=~/<part[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                           my @impfilepartids;
+# If <partorder> tag is included in metadata for the imported file
+# get the parts in the imported file from that.
+                           if (grep(/^partorder$/,@libfilekeys)) {
+                               %currmetaentry = %metaentry;
+                               my $libpartorder = &metadata($location,'partorder',undef,undef,undef,
+                                                            $depthcount+1);
+                               %metaentry = %currmetaentry;
+                               undef(%currmetaentry);
+                               if ($libpartorder ne '') {
+                                   @impfilepartids=split(/\s*,\s*/,$libpartorder);
+                               }
+                           } else {
+# If no <partorder> tag available, load and inspect imported file
+                               my $impfile=&getfile($location);
+                               @impfilepartids=($impfile=~/<part[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                           }
                            if ($#impfilepartids>=0) {
 # This problem had parts
                                $importedpartids{$token->[2]->{'id'}}=join(',',@impfilepartids);
@@ -12646,22 +12816,36 @@ sub metadata {
                                $importedpartids{$token->[2]->{'id'}}=$token->[2]->{'id'};
                            }
                         } else {
+# Import as problem or as normal import
+                            $unikey=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
+                            unless ($importmode eq 'problem') {
 # Normal import
-                           $unikey=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
-                           if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) {
-                              $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'};
-                           }
+                                if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) {
+                                    $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'};
+                                }
+                            }
+# Check metadata for imported file to
+# see if it contained parts
+                            if (grep(/^partorder$/,@libfilekeys)) {
+                                %currmetaentry = %metaentry;
+                                my $libpartorder = &metadata($location,'partorder',undef,undef,undef,
+                                                             $depthcount+1);
+                                %metaentry = %currmetaentry;
+                                undef(%currmetaentry);
+                                if ($libpartorder ne '') {
+                                    $importedparts = 1;
+                                    $importedpartids{$token->[2]->{'id'}}=$libpartorder;
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
-
 			if ($depthcount<20) {
 			    my $metadata = 
-				&metadata($uri,'keys', $location,$unikey,
+				&metadata($uri,'keys',$toolsymb,$location,$unikey,
 					  $depthcount+1);
 			    foreach my $meta (split(',',$metadata)) {
 				$metaentry{':'.$meta}=$metaentry{':'.$meta};
 				$metathesekeys{$meta}=1;
 			    }
-			
                         }
 		    } else {
 #
@@ -12730,7 +12914,7 @@ sub metadata {
 		$dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
 		$location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
 		my $rights_metadata =
-		    &metadata($uri,'keys',$location,'_rights',
+		    &metadata($uri,'keys',$toolsymb,$location,'_rights',
 			      $depthcount+1);
 		foreach my $rights (split(',',$rights_metadata)) {
 		    #$metaentry{':'.$rights}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$rights};
@@ -12751,7 +12935,7 @@ sub metadata {
                 $metathesekeys{'partorder'}=1;
             }
             if ($importedresponses) {
-# We had imported responses and need to rebuild responseorder
+# We had imported responses and need to rebuil responseorder
                 $metaentry{':responseorder'}='';
                 $metathesekeys{'responseorder'}=1;
             }
@@ -12765,12 +12949,14 @@ sub metadata {
                 } elsif ($origfiletagids[$index] eq 'import') {
                     if ($importedparts) {
 # We have imported parts at this position
-                        $metaentry{':partorder'}.=','.$importedpartids{$origid};
+                        if ($importedpartids{$origid} ne '') {
+                            $metaentry{':partorder'}.=','.$importedpartids{$origid};
+                        }
                     }
                     if ($importedresponses) {
 # We have imported responses at this position
-                        if (ref($importedrespids{$origid}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                            $metaentry{':responseorder'}.=','.join(',',map { $origid.'_'.$_ } @{$importedrespids{$origid}});
+                        if ($importedrespids{$origid} ne '') {
+                            $metaentry{':responseorder'}.=','.$importedrespids{$origid};
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -12787,11 +12973,12 @@ sub metadata {
                 $metaentry{':responseorder'}=~s/^\,//;
             }
         }
-
 	$metaentry{':keys'} = join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
 	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,\%metaentry,$uri);
 	$metaentry{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
-	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,$cachetime);
+        unless ($liburi) {
+	    &do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,$cachetime);
+        }
 # this is the end of "was not already recently cached
     }
     return $metaentry{':'.$what};
@@ -12999,68 +13186,11 @@ sub get_coursechange {
 }
 
 sub devalidate_coursechange_cache {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum)=@_;
-    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    my ($cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
     &devalidate_cache_new('crschange',$hashid);
 }
 
-sub get_suppchange {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
-    if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '') {
-        return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
-        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
-    }
-    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
-    my ($change,$cached)=&is_cached_new('suppchange',$hashid);
-    if ((defined($cached)) && ($change ne '')) {
-        return $change;
-    } else {
-        my %crshash = &get('environment',['internal.supplementalchange'],$cdom,$cnum);
-        if ($crshash{'internal.supplementalchange'} eq '') {
-            $change = $env{'course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.internal.created'};
-            if ($change eq '') {
-                %crshash = &get('environment',['internal.created'],$cdom,$cnum);
-                $change = $crshash{'internal.created'};
-            }
-        } else {
-            $change = $crshash{'internal.supplementalchange'};
-        }
-        my $cachetime = 600;
-        &do_cache_new('suppchange',$hashid,$change,$cachetime);
-    }
-    return $change;
-}
-
-sub devalidate_suppchange_cache {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum)=@_;
-    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
-    &devalidate_cache_new('suppchange',$hashid);
-}
-
-sub update_supp_caches {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
-    my %servers = &internet_dom_servers($cdom);
-    my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
-    foreach my $server (keys(%servers)) {
-        next if (grep(/^\Q$server\E$/,@ids));
-        my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
-        my $cachekey = &escape('showsupp').':'.&escape($hashid);
-        &remote_devalidate_cache($server,[$cachekey]);
-    }
-    &has_unhidden_suppfiles($cnum,$cdom,1,1);
-    &count_supptools($cnum,$cdom,1);
-    my $now = time;
-    if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $cdom.'_'.$cnum) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'request.course.suppupdated' => $now});
-    }
-    &put('environment',{'internal.supplementalchange' => $now},
-         $cdom,$cnum);
-    &Apache::lonnet::appenv(
-        {'course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.internal.supplementalchange' => $now});
-    &do_cache_new('suppchange',$cdom.'_'.$cnum,$now,600);
-}
-
 # ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links
 
 sub symblist {
@@ -13121,7 +13251,7 @@ sub symbverify {
             $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
         }
         unless ($ids) {
-            my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;
+            my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;  
             $ids=$bighash{$idkey};
         }
         if ($ids) {
@@ -13137,14 +13267,14 @@ sub symbverify {
                    if (ref($encstate)) {
                        $$encstate = $bighash{'encrypted_'.$id};
                    }
-                   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
-                       ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) ||
+		   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
+		       ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) ||
                        ($thisurl eq '/adm/navmaps')) {
-                       $okay=1;
+		       $okay=1;
                        last;
-                   }
-               }
-           }
+		   }
+	       }
+	   }
         }
 	untie(%bighash);
     }
@@ -13232,8 +13362,8 @@ sub symbread {
     unless ($thisfn) {
         if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
             return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
-        }
-        $thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
+	}
+	$thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
     }
     if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
 # is that filename actually a symb? Verify, clean, and return
@@ -13247,10 +13377,17 @@ sub symbread {
     my %bighash;
     my $syval='';
     if (($env{'request.course.fn'}) && ($thisfn)) {
+        my $targetfn = $thisfn;
+        if ( ($thisfn =~ m/^(uploaded|editupload)\//) && ($thisfn !~ m/\.(page|sequence)$/) ) {
+            $targetfn = 'adm/wrapper/'.$thisfn;
+        }
+	if ($targetfn =~ m|^adm/wrapper/(ext/.*)|) {
+	    $targetfn=$1;
+	}
         unless ($ignoresymbdb) {
             if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                           &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	        $syval=$hash{$thisfn};
+	        $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
                 untie(%hash);
             }
             if ($syval && $checkforblock) {
@@ -13305,7 +13442,7 @@ sub symbread {
                              }
                          }
                      }
-                 } elsif ((!$donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) {
+                 } elsif ((!$donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) { 
 # ------------------------------------------ There is more than one possibility
                      my $realpossible=0;
                      foreach my $id (@possibilities) {
@@ -13313,14 +13450,14 @@ sub symbread {
                          my $canaccess;
                          if (($donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) {
                              $canaccess = 1;
-                         } else {
+                         } else { 
                              $canaccess = &allowed('bre',$file);
                          }
                          if ($canaccess) {
          		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
                              if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
                                  my $poss_syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
-                                                             $resid,$thisfn);
+						             $resid,$thisfn);
                                  next if ($bighash{'randomout_'.$id} && !$env{'request.role.adv'});
                                  next unless (($noenccheck) || ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}));
                                  if ($checkforblock) {
@@ -13501,6 +13638,7 @@ sub rndseed {
 	$which =&get_rand_alg($courseid);
     }
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
+
 	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	} elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
@@ -13686,7 +13824,7 @@ sub rndseed_CODE_64bit5 {
 sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     my ($rndseed)=@_;
     if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
-	my ($num1,$num2) = map { abs($_); } (split(/[,:]/,$rndseed));
+        my ($num1,$num2) = map { abs($_); } (split(/[,:]/,$rndseed));
         if ((!$num1) || (!$num2) || ($num1 > 2147483562) || ($num2 > 2147483398)) {
             &Math::Random::random_set_seed_from_phrase($rndseed);
         } else {
@@ -13870,7 +14008,6 @@ sub repcopy_userfile {
     }
 # now the path exists for sure
 # get a user agent
-    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $transferfile=$file.'.in.transfer';
 # FIXME: this should flock
     if (-e $transferfile) { return 'ok'; }
@@ -13881,7 +14018,7 @@ sub repcopy_userfile {
     my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
     $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.$uri);
-    my $response=$ua->request($request,$transferfile);
+    my $response = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($homeserver,$request,$transferfile,\%perlvar,'',0,1);
 # did it work?
     if ($response->is_error()) {
 	unlink($transferfile);
@@ -13927,9 +14064,8 @@ sub getuploaded {
     my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
     $uri = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.$uri;
-    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
-    my $response=$ua->request($request);
+    my $response=&LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($homeserver,$request,'',\%perlvar,'',0,1);
     $$rtncode = $response->code;
     if (! $response->is_success()) {
 	return 'failed';
@@ -14059,15 +14195,10 @@ sub machine_ids {
 
 sub additional_machine_domains {
     my @domains;
-    if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab") {
-        if (open(my $fh,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab")) {
-            while( my $line = <$fh>) {
-                chomp($line);
-                $line =~ s/\s//g;
-                push(@domains,$line);
-            }
-            close($fh);
-        }
+    open(my $fh,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab");
+    while( my $line = <$fh>) {
+        $line =~ s/\s//g;
+        push(@domains,$line);
     }
     return @domains;
 }
@@ -14086,12 +14217,9 @@ sub default_login_domain {
 }
 
 sub shared_institution {
-    my ($dom,$lonhost) = @_;
-    if ($lonhost eq '') {
-        $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    }
+    my ($dom) = @_;
     my $same_intdom;
-    my $hostintdom = &internet_dom($lonhost);
+    my $hostintdom = &internet_dom($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
     if ($hostintdom ne '') {
         my %iphost = &get_iphost();
         my $primary_id = &domain($dom,'primary');
@@ -14122,10 +14250,9 @@ sub uses_sts {
                 return $sts_on;
             }
         }
-        my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
         my $url = $protocol{$lonhost}.'://'.$hostname.'/index.html';
         my $request=new HTTP::Request('HEAD',$url);
-        my $response=$ua->request($request);
+        my $response=&LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest($lonhost,$request,'',\%perlvar,'','','',1);
         if ($response->is_success) {
             my $has_sts = $response->header('Strict-Transport-Security');
             if ($has_sts eq '') {
@@ -14148,42 +14275,16 @@ sub uses_sts {
     return;
 }
 
-sub waf_allssl {
-    my ($host_name) = @_;
-    my $alias = &get_proxy_alias();
-    if ($host_name eq '') {
-        $host_name = $ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
-    }
-    if (($host_name ne '') && ($alias eq $host_name)) {
-        my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
-        my %defdomdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($serverhomedom);
-        if ($defdomdefaults{'waf_sslopt'}) {
-            return $defdomdefaults{'waf_sslopt'};
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
 sub get_requestor_ip {
     my ($r,$nolookup,$noproxy) = @_;
     my $from_ip;
     if (ref($r)) {
-        if ($r->can('useragent_ip')) {
-            if ($noproxy && $r->can('client_ip')) {
-                $from_ip = $r->client_ip();
-            } else {
-                $from_ip = $r->useragent_ip();
-            }
-        } elsif ($r->connection->can('remote_ip')) {
-            $from_ip = $r->connection->remote_ip();
-        } else {
-            $from_ip = $r->get_remote_host($nolookup);
-        }
+        $from_ip = $r->get_remote_host($nolookup);
     } else {
         $from_ip = $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
     }
-    return $from_ip if ($noproxy);
-   # Who controls proxy settings for server
+    return $from_ip if ($noproxy); 
+    # Who controls proxy settings for server
     my $dom_in_use = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'};
     my $proxyinfo = &get_proxy_settings($dom_in_use);
     if ((ref($proxyinfo) eq 'HASH') && ($from_ip)) {
@@ -14231,8 +14332,7 @@ sub get_proxy_settings {
                        ipheader => $domdefaults{'waf_ipheader'},
                        trusted  => $domdefaults{'waf_trusted'},
                        vpnint   => $domdefaults{'waf_vpnint'},
-                       vpnext   => $domdefaults{'waf_vpnext'},
-                       sslopt   => $domdefaults{'waf_sslopt'},
+                       vpnext   => $domdefaults{'waf_vpnext'};
                     };
     return $proxyinfo;
 }
@@ -14247,131 +14347,29 @@ sub ip_match {
 }
 
 sub get_proxy_alias {
-    my ($lonid) = @_;
-    if ($lonid eq '') {
-        $lonid = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    }
-    if (!defined(&hostname($lonid))) {
-        return;
-    }
-    if ($lonid ne '') {
-        my ($alias,$cached) = &is_cached_new('proxyalias',$lonid);
+    my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    if ($lonhost ne '') {
+        my ($alias,$cached) = &is_cached_new('proxyalias',$lonhost);
         if ($cached) {
             return $alias;
         }
-        my $dom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonid);
+        my $dom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonhost);
         if ($dom ne '') {
             my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
             my %domconfig =
                 &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['wafproxy'],$dom);
+            my $alias;
             if (ref($domconfig{'wafproxy'}) eq 'HASH') {
                 if (ref($domconfig{'wafproxy'}{'alias'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    $alias = $domconfig{'wafproxy'}{'alias'}{$lonid};
+                    $alias = $domconfig{'wafproxy'}{'alias'}{$lonhost};
                 }
             }
-            return &do_cache_new('proxyalias',$lonid,$alias,$cachetime);
+            return &do_cache_new('proxyalias',$lonhost,$alias,$cachetime);
         }
     }
     return;
 }
 
-sub use_proxy_alias {
-    my ($r,$lonid) = @_;
-    my $alias = &get_proxy_alias($lonid);
-    if ($alias) {
-        my $dom = &host_domain($lonid);
-        if ($dom ne '') {
-            my $proxyinfo = &get_proxy_settings($dom);
-            my ($vpnint,$remote_ip);
-            if (ref($proxyinfo) eq 'HASH') {
-                $vpnint = $proxyinfo->{'vpnint'};
-                if ($vpnint) {
-                    $remote_ip = &get_requestor_ip($r,1,1);
-                }
-            }
-            unless ($vpnint && &ip_match($remote_ip,$vpnint)) {
-                return $alias;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
-sub alias_sso {
-    my ($lonid) = @_;
-    if ($lonid eq '') {
-        $lonid = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    }
-    if (!defined(&hostname($lonid))) {
-        return;
-    }
-    if ($lonid ne '') {
-        my ($use_alias,$cached) = &is_cached_new('proxysaml',$lonid);
-        if ($cached) {
-            return $use_alias;
-        }
-        my $dom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonid);
-        if ($dom ne '') {
-            my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
-            my %domconfig =
-                &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['wafproxy'],$dom);
-            if (ref($domconfig{'wafproxy'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                if (ref($domconfig{'wafproxy'}{'saml'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    $use_alias = $domconfig{'wafproxy'}{'saml'}{$lonid};
-                }
-            }
-            return &do_cache_new('proxysaml',$lonid,$use_alias,$cachetime);
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
-sub get_saml_landing {
-    my ($lonid) = @_;
-    if ($lonid eq '') {
-        my $defdom = &default_login_domain();
-        my @hosts = &current_machine_ids();
-        if (@hosts > 1) {
-            foreach my $hostid (@hosts) {
-                if (&host_domain($hostid) eq $defdom) {
-                    $lonid = $hostid;
-                    last;
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            $lonid = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-        }
-        if ($lonid) {
-            unless (&Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonid) eq $defdom) {
-                return;
-            }
-        } else {
-            return;
-        }
-    } elsif (!defined(&hostname($lonid))) {
-        return;
-    }
-    my ($landing,$cached) = &is_cached_new('samllanding',$lonid);
-    if ($cached) {
-        return $landing;
-    }
-    my $dom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonid);
-    if ($dom ne '') {
-        my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
-        my %domconfig =
-            &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['login'],$dom);
-        if (ref($domconfig{'login'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            if (ref($domconfig{'login'}{'saml'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                if (ref($domconfig{'login'}{'saml'}{$lonid}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    $landing = 1;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return &do_cache_new('samllanding',$lonid,$landing,$cachetime);
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Declutters URLs
 
 sub declutter {
@@ -14511,36 +14509,36 @@ sub get_dns {
     }
     while (%alldns) {
 	my ($dns) = sort { $b cmp $a } keys(%alldns);
-        my @content;
-        if ($dns eq Sys::Hostname::FQDN::fqdn()) {
-            my $command = (split('/',$url))[3];
-            my ($dir,$file) = &parse_getdns_url($command,$url);
-            delete($alldns{$dns});
-            next if (($dir eq '') || ($file eq ''));
-            if (open(my $config,'<',"$dir/$file")) {
-                @content = <$config>;
-                close($config);
-            }
-        } else {
-	    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-            $ua->timeout(30);
-	    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$alldns{$dns}://$dns$url");
-	    my $response=$ua->request($request);
-            delete($alldns{$dns});
-	    next if ($response->is_error());
-	    @content = split("\n",$response->content);
-        }
-        unless ($nocache) {
-	    &do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
+	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$alldns{$dns}://$dns$url");
+        my $response = &LONCAPA::LWPReq::makerequest('',$request,'',\%perlvar,30,0);
+        delete($alldns{$dns});
+	next if ($response->is_error());
+        if ($url eq '/adm/dns/loncapaCRL') {
+            return &$func($response);
+        } else {
+	    my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
+	    unless ($nocache) {
+	        &do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
+	    }
+	    &$func(\@content,$hashref);
+            return;
         }
-	&$func(\@content,$hashref);
-	return;
     }
-    my $which = (split('/',$url))[3];
-    &logthis("unable to contact DNS defaulting to on disk file dns_$which.tab\n");
-    if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/dns_$which.tab")) {
-        my @content = <$config>;
-        &$func(\@content,$hashref);
+    my $which = (split('/',$url,4))[3];
+    if ($which eq 'loncapaCRL') {
+        my $diskfile = "$perlvar{'lonCertificateDirectory'}/$perlvar{'lonnetCertRevocationList'}";
+        if (-e $diskfile) {
+            &logthis("unable to contact DNS, on disk file $diskfile not updated");
+        } else {
+            &logthis("unable to contact DNS, no on disk file $diskfile available");
+        }
+    } else {
+        &logthis("unable to contact DNS defaulting to on disk file dns_$which.tab\n");
+        if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/dns_$which.tab")) {
+            my @content = <$config>;
+            close($config);
+            &$func(\@content,$hashref);
+        }
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -14569,7 +14567,7 @@ sub parse_dns_checksums_tab {
     if (ref($lines) eq 'ARRAY') {
         chomp(@{$lines});
         my $version = shift(@{$lines});
-        if ($version eq $release) {
+        if ($version eq $release) {  
             foreach my $line (@{$lines}) {
                 my ($file,$version,$shasum) = split(/,/,$line);
                 if ($file =~ m{^/etc/httpd/conf}) {
@@ -14601,19 +14599,77 @@ sub fetch_dns_checksums {
     return \%checksums;
 }
 
-sub parse_getdns_url {
-    my ($command,$url) = @_;
-    my $dir = $perlvar{'lonTabDir'};
-    my $file;
-    if ($command eq 'hosts') {
-        $file = 'dns_hosts.tab';
-    } elsif ($command eq 'domain') {
-        $file = 'dns_domain.tab';
-    } elsif ($command eq 'checksums') {
-        my $version = (split('/',$url))[4];
-        $file = "dns_checksums/$version.tab",
+sub fetch_crl_pemfile {
+    return &get_dns("/adm/dns/loncapaCRL",\&save_crl_pem,1,1);
+}
+
+sub save_crl_pem {
+    my ($response) = @_;
+    my ($msg,$hadchanges);
+    if (ref($response)) {
+        my $now = time;
+        my $lonca = $perlvar{'lonCertificateDirectory'}.'/'.$perlvar{'lonnetCertificateAuthority'};
+        my $tmpcrl = $tmpdir.'/'.$perlvar{'lonnetCertRevocationList'}.'_'.$now.'.'.$$.'.tmp';
+        if (open(my $fh,'>',"$tmpcrl")) {
+            print $fh $response->content;
+            close($fh);
+            if (-e $lonca) {
+                if (open(PIPE,"openssl crl -in $tmpcrl -inform pem -CAfile $lonca -noout 2>&1 |")) {
+                    my $check = <PIPE>;
+                    close(PIPE);
+                    chomp($check);
+                    if ($check eq 'verify OK') {
+                        my $dest = "$perlvar{'lonCertificateDirectory'}/$perlvar{'lonnetCertRevocationList'}";
+                        my $backup;
+                        if (-e $dest) {
+                            if (&File::Copy::move($dest,"$dest.bak")) {
+                                $backup = 'ok';
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (&File::Copy::move($tmpcrl,$dest)) {
+                            $msg = 'ok';
+                            if ($backup) {
+                                my (%oldnums,%newnums);
+                                if (open(PIPE, "openssl crl -inform PEM -text -noout -in $dest.bak |grep 'Serial Number' |")) {
+                                    while (<PIPE>) {
+                                        $oldnums{(split(/:/))[1]} = 1;
+                                    }
+                                    close(PIPE);
+                                }
+                                if (open(PIPE, "openssl crl -inform PEM -text -noout -in $dest |grep 'Serial Number' |")) {
+                                    while(<PIPE>) {
+                                        $newnums{(split(/:/))[1]} = 1;
+                                    }
+                                    close(PIPE);
+                                }
+                                foreach my $key (sort {$b <=> $a } (keys(%newnums))) {
+                                    unless (exists($oldnums{$key})) {
+                                        $hadchanges = 1;
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                unless ($hadchanges) {
+                                    foreach my $key (sort {$b <=> $a } (keys(%oldnums))) {
+                                        unless (exists($newnums{$key})) {
+                                            $hadchanges = 1;
+                                            last;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        unlink($tmpcrl);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    unlink($tmpcrl);
+                }
+            } else {
+                unlink($tmpcrl);
+            }
+        }
     }
-    return ($dir,$file);
+    return ($msg,$hadchanges);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
@@ -14738,6 +14794,7 @@ sub parse_getdns_url {
 	&purge_remembered();
 	&reset_domain_info();
 	&reset_hosts_ip_info();
+        undef(%internetdom);
 	undef(%name_to_host);
 	undef(%hostname);
 	undef(%hostdom);
@@ -14780,6 +14837,11 @@ sub parse_getdns_url {
         return %hostdom;
     }
 
+    sub all_host_intdom {
+        &load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+        return %internetdom;
+    }
+
     sub is_library {
 	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
 
@@ -15010,9 +15072,9 @@ sub all_loncaparevs {
     return qw(1.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11);
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
 {
-    sub load_loncaparevs {
+    sub load_loncaparevs { 
         if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab") {
             if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab")) {
                 while (my $configline=<$config>) {
@@ -15026,7 +15088,7 @@ sub all_loncaparevs {
     }
 }
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
 {
     sub load_serverhomeIDs {
         if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/serverhomeIDs.tab") {
@@ -15118,11 +15180,11 @@ BEGIN {
     close($config);
 }
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
 
 &load_loncaparevs();
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
 
 &load_serverhomeIDs();
 
@@ -15136,7 +15198,15 @@ BEGIN {
                 my $item = $token->[1];
                 my $name = $token->[2]{'name'};
                 my $value = $token->[2]{'value'};
-                if ($item ne '' && $name ne '' && $value ne '') {
+                my $valuematch = $token->[2]{'valuematch'};
+                my $namematch = $token->[2]{'namematch'};
+                if ($item eq 'parameter') {
+                    if (($namematch ne '') || (($name ne '') && ($value ne '' || $valuematch ne ''))) {
+                        my $release = $parser->get_text();
+                        $release =~ s/(^\s*|\s*$ )//gx;
+                        $needsrelease{$item.':'.$name.':'.$value.':'.$valuematch.':'.$namematch} = $release;
+                    }
+                } elsif ($item ne '' && $name ne '') {
                     my $release = $parser->get_text();
                     $release =~ s/(^\s*|\s*$ )//gx;
                     $needsrelease{$item.':'.$name.':'.$value} = $release;
@@ -15419,10 +15489,12 @@ the answer, and also caches if there is
 
 =item *
 X<idget()>
-B<idget($udom,@ids)>: find the usernames behind a list of IDs
-(IDs are a unique resource in a domain, there must be only 1 ID per
-username, and only 1 username per ID in a specific domain) (returns
-hash: id=>name,id=>name)
+B<idget($udom,$idsref,$namespace)>: find the usernames behind either 
+a list of student/employee IDs or clicker IDs
+(student/employee IDs are a unique resource in a domain, there must be 
+only 1 ID per username, and only 1 username per ID in a specific domain).
+clickerIDs are not necessarily unique, as students might share clickers.
+(returns hash: id=>name,id=>name)
 
 =item *
 X<idrget()>
@@ -15431,7 +15503,27 @@ usernames (returns hash: name=>id,name=>
 
 =item *
 X<idput()>
-B<idput($udom,%ids)>: store away a list of names and associated IDs
+B<idput($udom,$idsref,$uhome,$namespace)>: store away a list of 
+names and associated student/employee IDs or clicker IDs.
+
+=item *
+X<iddel()>
+B<iddel($udom,$idshashref,$uhome,$namespace)>: delete unwanted 
+student/employee ID or clicker ID username look-ups from domain.
+The homeserver ($uhome) and namespace ($namespace) are optional.
+If no $uhome is provided, it will be determined usig &homeserver()
+for each user.  If no $namespace is provided, the default is ids.
+
+=item *
+X<updateclickers()>
+B<updateclickers($udom,$action,$idshashref,$uhome,$critical)>: update 
+clicker ID-to-username look-ups in clickers.db on library server.
+Permitted actions are add or del (i.e., add or delete). The 
+clickers.db contains clickerID as keys (escaped), and each corresponding
+value is an escaped comma-separated list of usernames (for whom the
+library server is the homeserver), who registered that particular ID.
+If $critical is true, the update will be sent via &critical, otherwise
+&reply() will be used.
 
 =item *
 X<rolesinit()>
@@ -15479,13 +15571,13 @@ The first argument is required, all othe
 
 $priv is the privilege being checked.
 $uri contains additional information about what is being checked for access (e.g.,
-URL, course ID etc.).
+URL, course ID etc.). 
 $symb is the unique resource instance identifier in a course; if needed,
-but not provided, it will be retrieved via a call to &symbread().
-$role is the role for which a priv is being checked (only used if priv is evb).
-$clientip is the user's IP address (only used when checking for access to portfolio
+but not provided, it will be retrieved via a call to &symbread(). 
+$role is the role for which a priv is being checked (only used if priv is evb). 
+$clientip is the user's IP address (only used when checking for access to portfolio 
 files).
-$noblockcheck, if true, skips calls to &has_comm_blocking() for the bre priv. This
+$noblockcheck, if true, skips calls to &has_comm_blocking() for the bre priv. This 
 prevents recursive calls to &allowed.
 
  F: full access
@@ -15495,7 +15587,7 @@ prevents recursive calls to &allowed.
  2: browse allowed
  A: passphrase authentication needed
  B: access temporarily blocked because of a blocking event in a course.
- D: access blocked because access is required via session initiated via deep-link
+ D: access blocked because access is required via session initiated via deep-link 
 
 =item *
 
@@ -15548,9 +15640,9 @@ provided for types, will default to retu
 =item *
 
 in_course($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum,$type,$hideprivileged) : determine if
-user: $uname:$udom has a role in the course: $cdom_$cnum.
+user: $uname:$udom has a role in the course: $cdom_$cnum. 
 
-Additional optional arguments are: $type (if role checking is to be restricted
+Additional optional arguments are: $type (if role checking is to be restricted 
 to certain user status types -- previous (expired roles), active (currently
 available roles) or future (roles available in the future), and
 $hideprivileged -- if true will not report course roles for users who
@@ -15788,6 +15880,10 @@ data base, returning a hash that is keye
 values that are the resource value.  I believe that the timestamps and
 versions are also returned.
 
+get_numsuppfiles($cnum,$cdom) : retrieve number of files in a course's
+supplemental content area. This routine caches the number of files for 
+10 minutes.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Course Modification
@@ -15955,12 +16051,18 @@ condval($condidx) : value of condition i
 
 =item *
 
-metadata($uri,$what,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount) : request a
+metadata($uri,$what,$toolsymb,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount) : request a
 resource's metadata, $what should be either a specific key, or either
 'keys' (to get a list of possible keys) or 'packages' to get a list of
-packages that this resource currently uses, the last 3 arguments are only used internally for recursive metadata.
+packages that this resource currently uses, the last 3 arguments are 
+only used internally for recursive metadata.
+
+the toolsymb is only used where the uri is for an external tool (for which
+the uri as well as the symb are guaranteed to be unique).
 
-this function automatically caches all requests
+this function automatically caches all requests except any made recursively
+to retrieve a list of metadata keys for an imported library file ($liburi is 
+defined).
 
 =item *
 
@@ -15970,20 +16072,20 @@ will be stored for query
 
 =item *
 
-symbread($filename,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles) :
-return symbolic list entry (all arguments optional).
+symbread($filename,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles) : 
+return symbolic list entry (all arguments optional). 
 
-Args: filename is the filename (including path) for the file for which a symb
-is required; donotrecurse, if true will prevent calls to allowed() being made
-to check access status if more than one resource was found in the bighash
-(see rev. 1.249) to avoid an infinite loop if an ambiguous resource is part of
-a randompick); ignorecachednull, if true will prevent a symb of '' being
+Args: filename is the filename (including path) for the file for which a symb 
+is required; donotrecurse, if true will prevent calls to allowed() being made 
+to check access status if more than one resource was found in the bighash 
+(see rev. 1.249) to avoid an infinite loop if an ambiguous resource is part of 
+a randompick); ignorecachednull, if true will prevent a symb of '' being 
 returned if $env{$cache_str} is defined as ''; checkforblock if true will
 cause possible symbs to be checked to determine if they are subject to content
 blocking, if so they will not be included as possible symbs; possibles is a
-ref to a hash, which, as a side effect, will be populated with all possible
+ref to a hash, which, as a side effect, will be populated with all possible 
 symbs (content blocking not tested).
-
+ 
 returns the data handle
 
 =item *
@@ -15993,9 +16095,9 @@ and is a possible symb for the URL in $t
 resource that the user accessed using /enc/ returns a 1 on success, 0
 on failure, user must be in a course, as it assumes the existence of
 the course initial hash, and uses $env('request.course.id'}.  The third
-arg is an optional reference to a scalar.  If this arg is passed in the
+arg is an optional reference to a scalar.  If this arg is passed in the 
 call to symbverify, it will be set to 1 if the symb has been set to be 
-encrypted; otherwise it will be null.
+encrypted; otherwise it will be null.  
 
 =item *
 
@@ -16048,13 +16150,13 @@ expirespread($uname,$udom,$stype,$usymb)
 devalidate($symb) : devalidate temporary spreadsheet calculations,
 forcing spreadsheet to reevaluate the resource scores next time.
 
-=item *
+=item * 
 
 can_edit_resource($file,$cnum,$cdom,$resurl,$symb,$group) : determine if current user can edit a particular resource,
 when viewing in course context.
 
  input: six args -- filename (decluttered), course number, course domain,
-                    url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a
+                    url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a 
                     group item -- e.g., bulletin board, group page etc.).
 
  output: array of five scalars --
@@ -16062,15 +16164,15 @@ when viewing in course context.
          $home -- homeserver of resource (i.e., for author if published,
                                           or course if uploaded.).
          $switchserver --  1 if server switch will be needed.
-         $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode
+         $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode 
          $forceview -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to view mode
 
 =item *
 
 is_course_upload($file,$cnum,$cdom)
 
-Used in course context to determine if current file was uploaded to
-the course (i.e., would be found in /userfiles/docs on the course's
+Used in course context to determine if current file was uploaded to 
+the course (i.e., would be found in /userfiles/docs on the course's 
 homeserver.
 
   input: 3 args -- filename (decluttered), course number and course domain.
@@ -16084,20 +16186,20 @@ homeserver.
 
 =item *
 
-store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : stores hash 
+store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : stores hash
 permanently for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname;
 the remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
-be derived from the env (with the exception of $laststore, which is an
+be derived from the env (with the exception of $laststore, which is an 
 optional arg used when a user's submission is stored in grading).
 $laststore is $version=$timestamp, where $version is the most recent version
 number retrieved for the corresponding $symb in the $namespace db file, and
 $timestamp is the timestamp for that transaction (UNIX time).
-$laststore is currently only passed when cstore() is called by
+$laststore is currently only passed when cstore() is called by 
 structuretags::finalize_storage().
 
 =item *
 
-cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : same as store 
+cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : same as store
 but uses critical subroutine
 
 =item *
@@ -16235,7 +16337,7 @@ server ($udom and $uhome are optional)
 
 =item * 
 
-get_domain_defaults($target_domain,$ignore_cache) : returns hash with defaults
+get_domain_defaults($target_domain,$ignore_cache) : returns hash with defaults 
 for: authentication, language, quotas, timezone, date locale, and portal URL in
 the target domain.
 
@@ -16269,7 +16371,7 @@ requestcourses: ability to request cours
 =over
 
 =item
-official, unofficial, community, textbook
+official, unofficial, community, textbook, placement
 
 =back
 
@@ -16290,8 +16392,8 @@ for course's uploaded content.
 =over
 
 =item
-canuse_pdfforms, officialcredits, unofficialcredits, textbookcredits, officialquota, unofficialquota,
-communityquota, textbookquota
+canuse_pdfforms, officialcredits, unofficialcredits, textbookcredits, officialquota, unofficialquota, 
+communityquota, textbookquota, placementquota
 
 =back
 
@@ -16301,7 +16403,7 @@ on your servers.
 
 =over
 
-=item
+=item 
 remotesessions, hostedsessions
 
 =back
@@ -16309,10 +16411,10 @@ remotesessions, hostedsessions
 =back
 
 In cases where a domain coordinator has never used the "Set Domain Configuration"
-utility to create a configuration.db file on a domain's primary library server
+utility to create a configuration.db file on a domain's primary library server 
 only the following domain defaults: auth_def, auth_arg_def, lang_def
 -- corresponding values are authentication type (internal, krb4, krb5,
-or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us) --
+or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us) -- 
 will be available. Values are retrieved from cache (if current), unless the
 optional $ignore_cache arg is true, or from domain's configuration.db (if available),
 or lastly from values in lonTabs/dns_domain,tab, or lonTabs/domain.tab.
@@ -16741,8 +16843,8 @@ Returns:
 
 get_timebased_id():
 
-Attempts to get a unique timestamp-based suffix for use with items added to a
-course via the Course Editor (e.g., folders, composite pages,
+Attempts to get a unique timestamp-based suffix for use with items added to a 
+course via the Course Editor (e.g., folders, composite pages, 
 group bulletin boards).
 
 Args: (first three required; six others optional)
@@ -16753,24 +16855,24 @@ Args: (first three required; six others
 2. keyid (alphanumeric): name of temporary locking key in hash,
    e.g., num, boardids
 
-3. namespace: name of gdbm file used to store suffixes already assigned;
+3. namespace: name of gdbm file used to store suffixes already assigned;  
    file will be named nohist_namespace.db
 
 4. cdom: domain of course; default is current course domain from %env
 
 5. cnum: course number; default is current course number from %env
 
-6. idtype: set to concat if an additional digit is to be appended to the
+6. idtype: set to concat if an additional digit is to be appended to the 
    unix timestamp to form the suffix, if the plain timestamp is already
-   in use.  Default is to not do this, but simply increment the unix
+   in use.  Default is to not do this, but simply increment the unix 
    timestamp by 1 until a unique key is obtained.
 
 7. who: holder of locking key; defaults to user:domain for user.
 
-8. locktries: number of attempts to obtain a lock (sleep of 1s before
+8. locktries: number of attempts to obtain a lock (sleep of 1s before 
    retrying); default is 3.
 
-9. maxtries: number of attempts to obtain a unique suffix; default is 20.
+9. maxtries: number of attempts to obtain a unique suffix; default is 20.  
 
 Returns: