--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/05/27 22:25:16	1.504
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/06/25 18:12:24	1.894
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.504 2004/05/27 22:25:16 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.894 2007/06/25 18:12:24 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -31,27 +31,35 @@ package Apache::lonnet;
 
 use strict;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
-use HTTP::Headers;
 use HTTP::Date;
 # use Date::Parse;
-use vars 
-qw(%perlvar %hostname %homecache %badServerCache %hostip %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
-   %libserv %pr %prp %metacache %packagetab %titlecache %courseresversioncache %resversioncache
-   %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
-   %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseresdatacache 
-   %userresdatacache %usectioncache %domaindescription %domain_auth_def %domain_auth_arg_def 
-   %domain_lang_def %domain_city %domain_longi %domain_lati $tmpdir);
+use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
+            $_64bit %env);
+
+my (%badServerCache, $memcache, %courselogs, %accesshash, %domainrolehash,
+    %userrolehash, $processmarker, $dumpcount, %coursedombuf,
+    %coursenumbuf, %coursehombuf, %coursedescrbuf, %courseinstcodebuf,
+    %courseownerbuf, %coursetypebuf);
 
 use IO::Socket;
 use GDBM_File;
-use Apache::Constants qw(:common :http);
 use HTML::LCParser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
-use Apache::loncoursedata;
-use Apache::lonlocal;
-use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore lock_retrieve freeze thaw);
-use Time::HiRes();
+use Storable qw(thaw nfreeze);
+use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
+use Cache::Memcached;
+use Digest::MD5;
+use Math::Random;
+use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
+use LONCAPA::Configuration;
+
 my $readit;
+my $max_connection_retries = 10;     # Or some such value.
+
+require Exporter;
+
+our @ISA = qw (Exporter);
+our @EXPORT = qw(%env);
 
 =pod
 
@@ -77,6 +85,29 @@ delayed.
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging
+{
+    my $logid;
+    sub instructor_log {
+	my ($hash_name,$storehash,$delflag,$uname,$udom)=@_;
+	$logid++;
+	my $id=time().'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
+	return &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_'.$hash_name,
+				    { $id => {
+					'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
+					'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
+					'exe_time'  => time(),
+					'exe_ip'    => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
+					'delflag'   => $delflag,
+					'logentry'  => $storehash,
+					'uname'     => $uname,
+					'udom'      => $udom,
+				    }
+				  },
+				    $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'},
+				    $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'}
+				    );
+    }
+}
 
 sub logtouch {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
@@ -112,43 +143,69 @@ sub logperm {
     return 1;
 }
 
+sub create_connection {
+    my ($hostname,$lonid) = @_;
+    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $perlvar{'lonSockCreate'},
+				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+				     Timeout => 10);
+    return 0 if (!$client);
+    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname))."\n");
+    my $result = <$client>;
+    chomp($result);
+    return 1 if ($result eq 'done');
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
 sub subreply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
-    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
-                                     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
-                                     Timeout => 10)
-       or return "con_lost";
-    print $client "$cmd\n";
-    my $answer=<$client>;
-    if (!$answer) { $answer="con_lost"; }
-    chomp($answer);
+    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".&hostname($server);
+    #
+    #  With loncnew process trimming, there's a timing hole between lonc server
+    #  process exit and the master server picking up the listen on the AF_UNIX
+    #  socket.  In that time interval, a lock file will exist:
+
+    my $lockfile=$peerfile.".lock";
+    while (-e $lockfile) {	# Need to wait for the lockfile to disappear.
+	sleep(1);
+    }
+    # At this point, either a loncnew parent is listening or an old lonc
+    # or loncnew child is listening so we can connect or everything's dead.
+    #
+    #   We'll give the connection a few tries before abandoning it.  If
+    #   connection is not possible, we'll con_lost back to the client.
+    #   
+    my $client;
+    for (my $retries = 0; $retries < $max_connection_retries; $retries++) {
+	$client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
+				      Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+				      Timeout => 10);
+	if ($client) {
+	    last;		# Connected!
+	} else {
+	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
+	}
+        sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+    }
+    my $answer;
+    if ($client) {
+	print $client "sethost:$server:$cmd\n";
+	$answer=<$client>;
+	if (!$answer) { $answer="con_lost"; }
+	chomp($answer);
+    } else {
+	$answer = 'con_lost';	# Failed connection.
+    }
     return $answer;
 }
 
 sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
+    unless (defined(&hostname($server))) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
-    if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-        #sleep 5; 
-        #$answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
-        #if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-	#   &logthis("Second attempt con_lost on $server");
-        #   my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
-        #   my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
-        #                                    Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
-        #                                    Timeout => 10)
-        #              or return "con_lost";
-        #   &logthis("Killing socket");
-        #   print $client "close_connection_exit\n";
-           #sleep 5;
-        #   $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);       
-       #}   
-    }
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
-       &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+       &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                 " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
     }
     return $answer;
@@ -157,8 +214,25 @@ sub reply {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Send USR1 to lonc
 
 sub reconlonc {
-    my $peerfile=shift;
-    &logthis("Trying to reconnect for $peerfile");
+    my ($lonid) = @_;
+    my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
+    if ($lonid) {
+	my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostname";
+	if ($hostname && -e $peerfile) {
+	    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc for $lonid ($hostname)");
+	    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $peerfile,
+					     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+					     Timeout => 10);
+	    if ($client) {
+		print $client ("reset_retries\n");
+		my $answer=<$client>;
+		#reset just this one.
+	    }
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+
+    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
     if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
 	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
@@ -167,19 +241,13 @@ sub reconlonc {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
             sleep 1;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis("$peerfile still not there, give it another try");
-            sleep 5;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis(
-  "<font color=blue>WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
-        } else {
+         } else {
 	    &logthis(
-               "<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+               "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
         }
     } else {
-     &logthis('<font color=blue>WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
+	&logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -187,18 +255,15 @@ sub reconlonc {
 
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless ($hostname{$server}) {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+    unless (&hostname($server)) {
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
         return 'no_such_host';
     }
     my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-        my $pingreply=reply('ping',$server);
 	&reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server");
-        my $pongreply=reply('pong',$server);
-        &logthis("Ping/Pong for $server: $pingreply/$pongreply");
-        $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
+	my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
         if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
             my $now=time;
             my $middlename=$cmd;
@@ -225,12 +290,12 @@ sub critical {
             }
             chomp($wcmd);
             if ($wcmd eq $cmd) {
-		&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+		&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                          "Connection buffer $dfilename: $cmd</font>");
                 &logperm("D:$server:$cmd");
 	        return 'con_delayed';
             } else {
-                &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL:"
+                &logthis("<font color=\"red\">CRITICAL:"
                         ." Critical connection failed: $server $cmd</font>");
                 &logperm("F:$server:$cmd");
                 return 'con_failed';
@@ -240,23 +305,18 @@ sub critical {
     return $answer;
 }
 
-#
-# -------------- Remove all key from the env that start witha lowercase letter
-#                (Which is always a lon-capa value)
+# ------------------------------------------- check if return value is an error
 
-sub cleanenv {
-#    unless (defined(&Apache::exists_config_define("MODPERL2"))) { return; }
-#    unless (&Apache::exists_config_define("MODPERL2")) { return; }
-    foreach my $key (keys(%ENV)) {
-	if ($key =~ /^[a-z]/) {
-	    delete($ENV{$key});
-	}
+sub error {
+    my ($result) = @_;
+    if ($result =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host|error: (\d+) (.*))/) {
+	if ($2 == 2) { return undef; }
+	return $1;
     }
+    return undef;
 }
- 
-# ------------------------------------------- Transfer profile into environment
 
-sub transfer_profile_to_env {
+sub convert_and_load_session_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
     my @profile;
     {
@@ -265,132 +325,157 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 	@profile=<$idf>;
 	close($idf);
     }
-    my $envi;
-    my %Remove;
-    for ($envi=0;$envi<=$#profile;$envi++) {
-	chomp($profile[$envi]);
-	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$profile[$envi]);
-	$ENV{$envname} = $envvalue;
+    my %temp_env;
+    foreach my $line (@profile) {
+	if ($line !~ m/=/) {
+	    return 0;
+	}
+	chomp($line);
+	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$line,2);
+	$temp_env{&unescape($envname)} = &unescape($envvalue);
+    }
+    unlink("$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+    if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),
+	    0640)) {
+	%disk_env = %temp_env;
+	@env{keys(%temp_env)} = @disk_env{keys(%temp_env)};
+	untie(%disk_env);
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------- Transfer profile into environment
+my $env_loaded;
+sub transfer_profile_to_env {
+    my ($lonidsdir,$handle,$force_transfer) = @_;
+    if (!$force_transfer && $env_loaded) { return; } 
+
+    if (!defined($lonidsdir)) {
+	$lonidsdir = $perlvar{'lonIDsDir'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($handle)) {
+        ($handle) = ($env{'user.environment'} =~m|/([^/]+)\.id$| );
+    }
+
+    my $convert;
+    {
+    	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
+	if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",
+		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	    @env{keys(%disk_env)} = @disk_env{keys(%disk_env)};
+	    untie(%disk_env);
+	} else {
+	    $convert = 1;
+	}
+    }
+    if ($convert) {
+	if (!&convert_and_load_session_env($lonidsdir,$handle)) {
+	    &logthis("Failed to load session, or convert session.");
+	}
+    }
+
+    my %remove;
+    while ( my $envname = each(%env) ) {
         if (my ($key,$time) = ($envname =~ /^(cgi\.(\d+)_\d+\.)/)) {
             if ($time < time-300) {
-                $Remove{$key}++;
+                $remove{$key}++;
             }
         }
     }
-    $ENV{'user.environment'} = "$lonidsdir/$handle.id";
-    foreach my $expired_key (keys(%Remove)) {
+
+    $env{'user.environment'} = "$lonidsdir/$handle.id";
+    $env_loaded=1;
+    foreach my $expired_key (keys(%remove)) {
         &delenv($expired_key);
     }
 }
 
+sub timed_flock {
+    my ($file,$lock_type) = @_;
+    my $failed=0;
+    eval {
+	local $SIG{__DIE__}='DEFAULT';
+	local $SIG{ALRM}=sub {
+	    $failed=1;
+	    die("failed lock");
+	};
+	alarm(13);
+	flock($file,$lock_type);
+	alarm(0);
+    };
+    if ($failed) {
+	return undef;
+    } else {
+	return 1;
+    }
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment
 
 sub appenv {
     my %newenv=@_;
-    foreach (keys %newenv) {
-	if (($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.role/) || ($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.priv/)) {
-            &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                "Attempt to modify environment ".$_." to ".$newenv{$_}
+    foreach my $key (keys(%newenv)) {
+	if (($newenv{$key}=~/^user\.role/) || ($newenv{$key}=~/^user\.priv/)) {
+            &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
+                "Attempt to modify environment ".$key." to ".$newenv{$key}
                 .'</font>');
-	    delete($newenv{$_});
+	    delete($newenv{$key});
         } else {
-            $ENV{$_}=$newenv{$_};
-        }
-    }
-
-    my $lockfh;
-    unless (open($lockfh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	return 'error: '.$!;
-    }
-    unless (flock($lockfh,LOCK_EX)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
-         close($lockfh);
-         return 'error: '.$!;
-    }
-
-    my @oldenv;
-    {
-	my $fh;
-	unless (open($fh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	    return 'error: '.$!;
-	}
-	@oldenv=<$fh>;
-	close($fh);
-    }
-    for (my $i=0; $i<=$#oldenv; $i++) {
-        chomp($oldenv[$i]);
-        if ($oldenv[$i] ne '') {
-	    my ($name,$value)=split(/=/,$oldenv[$i]);
-	    unless (defined($newenv{$name})) {
-		$newenv{$name}=$value;
-	    }
+            $env{$key}=$newenv{$key};
         }
     }
-    {
-	my $fh;
-	unless (open($fh,">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	    return 'error';
+    open(my $env_file,$env{'user.environment'});
+    if (&timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
+	&&
+	tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
+	    (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
+	while (my ($key,$value) = each(%newenv)) {
+	    $disk_env{$key} = $value;
 	}
-	my $newname;
-	foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
-	    print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
-	}
-	close($fh);
+	untie(%disk_env);
     }
-	
-    close($lockfh);
     return 'ok';
 }
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Delete from Environment
 
 sub delenv {
     my $delthis=shift;
-    my %newenv=();
     if (($delthis=~/user\.role/) || ($delthis=~/user\.priv/)) {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
         return 'error';
     }
-    my @oldenv;
-    {
-	my $fh;
-	unless (open($fh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	    return 'error';
-	}
-	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
-	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-		     'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
-	    close($fh);
-	    return 'error: '.$!;
-	}
-	@oldenv=<$fh>;
-	close($fh);
-    }
-    {
-	my $fh;
-	unless (open($fh,">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	    return 'error';
-	}
-	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
-	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-		     'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
-	    close($fh);
-	    return 'error: '.$!;
-	}
-	foreach (@oldenv) {
-	    if ($_=~/^$delthis/) { 
-                my ($key,undef) = split('=',$_);
-                delete($ENV{$key});
-            } else {
-                print $fh $_; 
+    open(my $env_file,$env{'user.environment'});
+    if (&timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
+	&&
+	tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
+	    (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
+	foreach my $key (keys(%disk_env)) {
+	    if ($key=~/^$delthis/) { 
+                delete($env{$key});
+                delete($disk_env{$key});
             }
 	}
-	close($fh);
+	untie(%disk_env);
     }
     return 'ok';
 }
 
+sub get_env_multiple {
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    my @values;
+    if (defined($env{$name})) {
+        # exists is it an array
+        if (ref($env{$name})) {
+            @values=@{ $env{$name} };
+        } else {
+            $values[0]=$env{$name};
+        }
+    }
+    return(@values);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------ Find out current server userload
 # there is a copy in lond
 sub userload {
@@ -434,7 +519,7 @@ sub overloaderror {
     if ($overload>0) {
 	$r->err_headers_out->{'Retry-After'}=$overload;
         $r->log_error('Overload of '.$overload.' on '.$checkserver);
-        return 409;
+        return 413;
     }    
     return '';
 }
@@ -442,45 +527,68 @@ sub overloaderror {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent) = @_;
-    my $tryserver;
-    my $spareserver='';
+    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name) = @_;
+    my $spare_server;
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
-    my $lowestserver=$loadpercent > $userloadpercent?
-	             $loadpercent :  $userloadpercent;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
-	my $loadans=reply('load',$tryserver);
-	my $userloadans=reply('userload',$tryserver);
-	if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
-	    next; #didn't get a number from the server
-	}
-	my $answer;
-	if ($loadans =~ /\d/) {
-	    if ($userloadans =~ /\d/) {
-		#both are numbers, pick the bigger one
-		$answer=$loadans > $userloadans?
-		    $loadans :  $userloadans;
-	    } else {
-		$answer = $loadans;
-	    }
-	} else {
-	    $answer = $userloadans;
-	}
-	if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
-	    $spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
-	    $lowestserver=$answer;
+    my $lowest_load=($loadpercent > $userloadpercent) ? $loadpercent 
+                                                     :  $userloadpercent;
+    
+    foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'primary'} }) {
+	($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
+	    &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
+    }
+
+    my $found_server = ($spare_server ne '' && $lowest_load < 100);
+
+    if (!$found_server) {
+	foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'default'} }) {
+	    ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
+		&compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
 	}
     }
-    return $spareserver;
+
+    if (!$want_server_name) {
+	$spare_server="http://".&hostname($spare_server);
+    }
+    return $spare_server;
 }
 
+sub compare_server_load {
+    my ($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load) = @_;
+
+    my $loadans     = &reply('load',    $try_server);
+    my $userloadans = &reply('userload',$try_server);
+
+    if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
+	next; #didn't get a number from the server
+    }
+
+    my $load;
+    if ($loadans =~ /\d/) {
+	if ($userloadans =~ /\d/) {
+	    #both are numbers, pick the bigger one
+	    $load = ($loadans > $userloadans) ? $loadans 
+		                              : $userloadans;
+	} else {
+	    $load = $loadans;
+	}
+    } else {
+	$load = $userloadans;
+    }
+
+    if (($load =~ /\d/) && ($load < $lowest_load)) {
+	$spare_server = $try_server;
+	$lowest_load  = $load;
+    }
+    return ($spare_server,$lowest_load);
+}
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
 
 sub changepass {
-    my ($uname,$udom,$currentpass,$newpass,$server)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$currentpass,$newpass,$server,$context)=@_;
     $currentpass = &escape($currentpass);
     $newpass     = &escape($newpass);
-    my $answer = reply("encrypt:passwd:$udom:$uname:$currentpass:$newpass",
+    my $answer = reply("encrypt:passwd:$udom:$uname:$currentpass:$newpass:$context",
 		       $server);
     if (! $answer) {
 	&logthis("No reply on password change request to $server ".
@@ -529,11 +637,17 @@ sub queryauthenticate {
 
 sub authenticate {
     my ($uname,$upass,$udom)=@_;
-    $upass=escape($upass);
-    $uname=~s/\W//g;
-    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-    if (!$uhome) {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+    $upass=&escape($upass);
+    $uname= &LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+    if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+# Maybe the machine was offline and only re-appeared again recently?
+        &reconlonc();
+# One more
+	my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+	if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+	    &logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+	}
 	return 'no_host';
     }
     my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$uhome);
@@ -551,24 +665,25 @@ sub authenticate {
 
 # ---------------------- Find the homebase for a user from domain's lib servers
 
+my %homecache;
 sub homeserver {
     my ($uname,$udom,$ignoreBadCache)=@_;
     my $index="$uname:$udom";
 
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%homecache,$index,'home',86400);
-    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+    if (exists($homecache{$index})) { return $homecache{$index}; }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
         next if ($ignoreBadCache ne 'true' && 
 		 exists($badServerCache{$tryserver}));
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
-           if ($answer eq 'found') { 
-	       return &do_cache(\%homecache,$index,$tryserver,'home');
-           } elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
-	       $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
-           }
-       }
+
+	my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
+	if ($answer eq 'found') {
+	    delete($badServerCache{$tryserver}); 
+	    return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
+	} elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
+	    $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
+	}
     }    
     return 'no_host';
 }
@@ -579,24 +694,22 @@ sub idget {
     my ($udom,@ids)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-	  my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
-          $idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
-	  my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
-          my @answer=();
-          if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
-	      @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
-          }                    ;
-          my $i;
-          for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
-              if ($answer[$i]) {
-		  $returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
-              } 
-          }
-       }
-    }    
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
+	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+	my @answer=();
+	if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
+	    @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
+	}                    ;
+	my $i;
+	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
+	    if ($answer[$i]) {
+		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+	    } 
+	}
+    } 
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -605,8 +718,8 @@ sub idget {
 sub idrget {
     my ($udom,@unames)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
-    foreach (@unames) {
-        $returnhash{$_}=(&userenvironment($udom,$_,'id'))[1];
+    foreach my $uname (@unames) {
+        $returnhash{$uname}=(&userenvironment($udom,$uname,'id'))[1];
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }
@@ -616,23 +729,131 @@ sub idrget {
 sub idput {
     my ($udom,%ids)=@_;
     my %servers=();
-    foreach (keys %ids) {
-	&cput('environment',{'id'=>$ids{$_}},$udom,$_);
-        my $uhom=&homeserver($_,$udom);
+    foreach my $uname (keys(%ids)) {
+	&cput('environment',{'id'=>$ids{$uname}},$udom,$uname);
+        my $uhom=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
         if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
-            my $id=&escape($ids{$_});
+            my $id=&escape($ids{$uname});
             $id=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-            my $unam=&escape($_);
+            my $esc_unam=&escape($uname);
 	    if ($servers{$uhom}) {
-		$servers{$uhom}.='&'.$id.'='.$unam;
+		$servers{$uhom}.='&'.$id.'='.$esc_unam;
             } else {
-                $servers{$uhom}=$id.'='.$unam;
+                $servers{$uhom}=$id.'='.$esc_unam;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    foreach my $server (keys(%servers)) {
+        &critical('idput:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$server},$server);
+    }
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------- get items from domain db files   
+
+sub get_dom {
+    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
+    my $items='';
+    foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+        $items.=&escape($item).'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    if (!$udom) {
+        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            undef($uhome);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$uhome) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
+        my $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+        my %returnhash;
+        if ($rep eq '' || $rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
+            return %returnhash;
+        }
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+        if ( $#pairs==0 && $pairs[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+            return @pairs;
+        }
+        my $i=0;
+        foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+            $returnhash{$item}=&thaw_unescape($pairs[$i]);
+            $i++;
+        }
+        return %returnhash;
+    } else {
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no homeserver and/or domain ($udom) ($uhome)");
+    }
+}
+
+# -------------------------------------------- put items in domain db files 
+
+sub put_dom {
+    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
+    if (!$udom) {
+        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            undef($uhome);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$uhome) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
             }
         }
+    } 
+    if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
+        my $items='';
+        foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+            $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
+        }
+        $items=~s/\&$//;
+        return &reply("putdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    } else {
+        &logthis("put_dom failed - no homeserver and/or domain");
     }
-    foreach (keys %servers) {
-        &critical('idput:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$_},$_);
+}
+
+sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
+    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my (%returnhash,@order);
+    if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+        my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        my $rep=&reply("inst_usertypes:$udom",$uhome);
+        my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$rep); 
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
+        foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+            my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+            $key = &unescape($key);
+            next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+            $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+        }
+        my @esc_order = split(/\&/,$orderitems);
+        foreach my $item (@esc_order) {
+            push(@order,&unescape($item));
+        }
+    } else {
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
     }
+    return (\%returnhash,\@order);
+}
+
+sub is_domainimage {
+    my ($url) = @_;
+    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo)/+-) {
+        if (&domain($1) ne '') {
+            return '1';
+        }
+    }
+    return;
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student
@@ -644,15 +865,15 @@ sub assign_access_key {
 #
     my ($ckey,$kdom,$knum,$cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname,$logentry)=@_;
     $kdom=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($kdom));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($kdom));
     $knum=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($knum));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($knum));
     $cdom=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
     $cnum=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
-    $udom=$ENV{'user.name'} unless (defined($udom));
-    $uname=$ENV{'user.domain'} unless (defined($uname));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
+    $udom=$env{'user.name'} unless (defined($udom));
+    $uname=$env{'user.domain'} unless (defined($uname));
     my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$kdom,$knum);
     if (($existing{$ckey}=~/^\#(.*)$/) || # - new key
         ($existing{$ckey}=~/^\Q$uname\E\:\Q$udom\E\#(.*)$/)) { 
@@ -694,9 +915,9 @@ sub comment_access_key {
 #
     my ($ckey,$cdom,$cnum,$logentry)=@_;
     $cdom=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
     $cnum=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
     my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$cdom,$cnum);
     if ($existing{$ckey}) {
         $existing{$ckey}.='; '.$logentry;
@@ -718,9 +939,9 @@ sub comment_access_key {
 sub generate_access_keys {
     my ($number,$cdom,$cnum,$logentry)=@_;
     $cdom=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
     $cnum=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
     unless (&allowed('mky',$cdom)) { return 0; }
     unless (($cdom) && ($cnum)) { return 0; }
     if ($number>10000) { return 0; }
@@ -739,14 +960,14 @@ sub generate_access_keys {
        } else {
 	  if (&put('accesskeys',
               { $newkey => '# generated '.localtime().
-                           ' by '.$ENV{'user.name'}.'@'.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
+                           ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.'@'.$env{'user.domain'}.
                            '; '.$logentry },
 		   $cdom,$cnum) eq 'ok') {
               $total++;
 	  }
        }
     }
-    &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.home'},
+    &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.home'},
          'Generated '.$total.' keys for '.$cnum.' at '.$cdom);
     return $total;
 }
@@ -756,21 +977,49 @@ sub generate_access_keys {
 sub validate_access_key {
     my ($ckey,$cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname)=@_;
     $cdom=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} unless (defined($cdom));
     $cnum=
-   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
-    $udom=$ENV{'user.domain'} unless (defined($udom));
-    $uname=$ENV{'user.name'} unless (defined($uname));
+   $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} unless (defined($cnum));
+    $udom=$env{'user.domain'} unless (defined($udom));
+    $uname=$env{'user.name'} unless (defined($uname));
     my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$cdom,$cnum);
     return ($existing{$ckey}=~/^\Q$uname\E\:\Q$udom\E\#/);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------- Find the section of student in a course
+sub devalidate_getsection_cache {
+    my ($udom,$unam,$courseid)=@_;
+    my $hashid="$udom:$unam:$courseid";
+    &devalidate_cache_new('getsection',$hashid);
+}
+
+sub courseid_to_courseurl {
+    my ($courseid) = @_;
+    #already url style courseid
+    return $courseid if ($courseid =~ m{^/});
+
+    if (exists($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'})) {
+	my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'};
+	my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'};
+	return "/$cdom/$cnum";
+    }
+
+    my %courseinfo=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($courseid);
+    if (exists($courseinfo{'num'})) {
+	return "/$courseinfo{'domain'}/$courseinfo{'num'}";
+    }
+
+    return undef;
+}
 
 sub getsection {
     my ($udom,$unam,$courseid)=@_;
-    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
-    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
+    my $cachetime=1800;
+
+    my $hashid="$udom:$unam:$courseid";
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('getsection',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
+
     my %Pending; 
     my %Expired;
     #
@@ -786,209 +1035,138 @@ sub getsection {
     # If there is more than one expired role, choose the one which ended last.
     # If there is a role which has expired, return it.
     #
-    foreach (split(/\&/,&reply('dump:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':roles',
-                        &homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
-        my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
-        $key=&unescape($key);
+    $courseid = &courseid_to_courseurl($courseid);
+    my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$unam,$courseid);
+    foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
         next if ($key !~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/);
         my $section=$1;
         if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
-        my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
+        my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($roleshash{$key}));
         my $now=time;
-        if (defined($end) && ($now > $end)) {
+        if (defined($end) && $end && ($now > $end)) {
             $Expired{$end}=$section;
             next;
         }
-        if (defined($start) && ($now < $start)) {
+        if (defined($start) && $start && ($now < $start)) {
             $Pending{$start}=$section;
             next;
         }
-        return $section;
+        return &do_cache_new('getsection',$hashid,$section,$cachetime);
     }
     #
     # Presumedly there will be few matching roles from the above
     # loop and the sorting time will be negligible.
     if (scalar(keys(%Pending))) {
         my ($time) = sort {$a <=> $b} keys(%Pending);
-        return $Pending{$time};
+        return &do_cache_new('getsection',$hashid,$Pending{$time},$cachetime);
     } 
     if (scalar(keys(%Expired))) {
         my @sorted = sort {$a <=> $b} keys(%Expired);
         my $time = pop(@sorted);
-        return $Expired{$time};
+        return &do_cache_new('getsection',$hashid,$Expired{$time},$cachetime);
     }
-    return '-1';
+    return &do_cache_new('getsection',$hashid,'-1',$cachetime);
 }
 
-
-my $disk_caching_disabled=1;
-
-sub devalidate_cache {
-    my ($cache,$id,$name) = @_;
-    delete $$cache{$id.'.time'};
-    delete $$cache{$id};
-    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
-    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
-    open(DB,"$filename.lock");
-    flock(DB,LOCK_EX);
-    my %hash;
-    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
-	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
-	    delete($hash{$id});
-	    delete($hash{$id.'.time'});
-EVALBLOCK
-        if ($@) {
-	    &logthis("<font color='red'>devalidate_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
-	    unlink($filename);
-	}
-    } else {
-	if (-e $filename) {
-	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (devalidate cache): $name");
-	    unlink($filename);
-	}
-    }
-    untie(%hash);
-    flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
-    close(DB);
-}
-
-sub is_cached {
-    my ($cache,$id,$name,$time) = @_;
-    if (!$time) { $time=300; }
-    if (!exists($$cache{$id.'.time'})) {
-	&load_cache_item($cache,$name,$id);
-    }
-    if (!exists($$cache{$id.'.time'})) {
-#	&logthis("Didn't find $id");
+sub save_cache {
+    &purge_remembered();
+    #&Apache::loncommon::validate_page();
+    undef(%env);
+    undef($env_loaded);
+}
+
+my $to_remember=-1;
+my %remembered;
+my %accessed;
+my $kicks=0;
+my $hits=0;
+sub make_key {
+    my ($name,$id) = @_;
+    if (length($id) > 65 
+	&& length(&escape($id)) > 200) {
+	$id=length($id).':'.&Digest::MD5::md5_hex($id);
+    }
+    return &escape($name.':'.$id);
+}
+
+sub devalidate_cache_new {
+    my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
+    if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("deleting $name:$id"); }
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
+    $memcache->delete($id);
+    delete($remembered{$id});
+    delete($accessed{$id});
+}
+
+sub is_cached_new {
+    my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
+    if (exists($remembered{$id})) {
+	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Earyl return $id of $remembered{$id} "); }
+	$accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
+	$hits++;
+	return ($remembered{$id},1);
+    }
+    my $value = $memcache->get($id);
+    if (!(defined($value))) {
+	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("getting $id is not defined"); }
 	return (undef,undef);
-    } else {
-	if (time-($$cache{$id.'.time'})>$time) {
-#	    &logthis("Devalidating $id - ".time-($$cache{$id.'.time'}));
-	    &devalidate_cache($cache,$id,$name);
-	    return (undef,undef);
-	}
-    }
-    return ($$cache{$id},1);
-}
-
-sub do_cache {
-    my ($cache,$id,$value,$name) = @_;
-    $$cache{$id.'.time'}=time;
-    $$cache{$id}=$value;
-#    &logthis("Caching $id as :$value:");
-    &save_cache_item($cache,$name,$id);
-    # do_cache implictly return the set value
-    $$cache{$id};
-}
-
-sub save_cache_item {
-    my ($cache,$name,$id)=@_;
-    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
-    my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
-#    &logthis("Saving :$name:$id");
-    my %hash;
-    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
-    open(DB,"$filename.lock");
-    flock(DB,LOCK_EX);
-    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
-	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
-	    $hash{$id.'.time'}=$$cache{$id.'.time'};
-	    $hash{$id}=freeze({'item'=>$$cache{$id}});
-EVALBLOCK
-        if ($@) {
-	    &logthis("<font color='red'>save_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
-	    unlink($filename);
-	}
-    } else {
-	if (-e $filename) {
-	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (save cache item): $name ($!)");
-	    unlink($filename);
-	}
-    }
-    untie(%hash);
-    flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
-    close(DB);
-#    &logthis("save_cache_item $name took ".(&Time::HiRes::time()-$starttime));
-}
-
-sub load_cache_item {
-    my ($cache,$name,$id)=@_;
-    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
-    my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
-#    &logthis("Before Loading $name  for $id size is ".scalar(%$cache));
-    my %hash;
-    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
-    open(DB,"$filename.lock");
-    flock(DB,LOCK_SH);
-    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
-	    if (!%$cache) {
-		my $count;
-		while (my ($key,$value)=each(%hash)) { 
-		    $count++;
-		    if ($key =~ /\.time$/) {
-			$$cache{$key}=$value;
-		    } else {
-			my $hashref=thaw($value);
-			$$cache{$key}=$hashref->{'item'};
-		    }
-		}
-#	    &logthis("Initial load: $count");
-	    } else {
-		my $hashref=thaw($hash{$id});
-		$$cache{$id}=$hashref->{'item'};
-		$$cache{$id.'.time'}=$hash{$id.'.time'};
-	    }
-EVALBLOCK
-        if ($@) {
-	    &logthis("<font color='red'>load_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
-	    unlink($filename);
-	}        
-    } else {
-	if (-e $filename) {
-	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (load cache item): $name ($!)");
-	    unlink($filename);
-	}
-    }
-    untie(%hash);
-    flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
-    close(DB);
-#    &logthis("After Loading $name size is ".scalar(%$cache));
-#    &logthis("load_cache_item $name took ".(&Time::HiRes::time()-$starttime));
-}
-
-sub usection {
-    my ($udom,$unam,$courseid)=@_;
-    my $hashid="$udom:$unam:$courseid";
-    
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%usectioncache,$hashid,'usection');
-    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
-    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
-    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
-    foreach (split(/\&/,&reply('dump:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':roles',
-                        &homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
-        my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
-        $key=&unescape($key);
-        if ($key=~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/) {
-            my $section=$1;
-            if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
-	    my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
-            my $now=time;
-            my $notactive=0;
-            if ($start) {
-		if ($now<$start) { $notactive=1; }
-            }
-            if ($end) {
-                if ($now>$end) { $notactive=1; }
-            } 
-            unless ($notactive) {
-		return &do_cache(\%usectioncache,$hashid,$section,'usection');
-	    }
-        }
     }
-    return &do_cache(\%usectioncache,$hashid,'-1','usection');
+    if ($value eq '__undef__') {
+	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("getting $id is __undef__"); }
+	$value=undef;
+    }
+    &make_room($id,$value,$debug);
+    if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("getting $id is $value"); }
+    return ($value,1);
+}
+
+sub do_cache_new {
+    my ($name,$id,$value,$time,$debug) = @_;
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
+    my $setvalue=$value;
+    if (!defined($setvalue)) {
+	$setvalue='__undef__';
+    }
+    if (!defined($time) ) {
+	$time=600;
+    }
+    if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Setting $id to $value"); }
+    if (!($memcache->set($id,$setvalue,$time))) {
+	&logthis("caching of id -> $id  failed");
+    }
+    # need to make a copy of $value
+    #&make_room($id,$value,$debug);
+    return $value;
+}
+
+sub make_room {
+    my ($id,$value,$debug)=@_;
+    $remembered{$id}=$value;
+    if ($to_remember<0) { return; }
+    $accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
+    if (scalar(keys(%remembered)) <= $to_remember) { return; }
+    my $to_kick;
+    my $max_time=0;
+    foreach my $other (keys(%accessed)) {
+	if (&tv_interval($accessed{$other}) > $max_time) {
+	    $to_kick=$other;
+	    $max_time=&tv_interval($accessed{$other});
+	}
+    }
+    delete($remembered{$to_kick});
+    delete($accessed{$to_kick});
+    $kicks++;
+    if ($debug) { &logthis("kicking $to_kick $max_time $kicks\n"); }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub purge_remembered {
+    #&logthis("Tossing ".scalar(keys(%remembered)));
+    #&logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%remembered',length(&freeze(\%remembered))));
+    undef(%remembered);
+    undef(%accessed);
 }
-
 # ------------------------------------- Read an entry from a user's environment
 
 sub userenvironment {
@@ -1004,16 +1182,66 @@ sub userenvironment {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Get a studentphoto
+sub studentphoto {
+    my ($udom,$unam,$ext) = @_;
+    my $home=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($unam,$udom);
+    if (defined($env{'request.course.id'})) {
+        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.showphoto'}) {
+            if ($udom eq $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'}) {
+                return(&retrievestudentphoto($udom,$unam,$ext)); 
+            } else {
+                my ($result,$perm_reqd)=
+		    &Apache::lonnet::auto_photo_permission($unam,$udom);
+                if ($result eq 'ok') {
+                    if (!($perm_reqd eq 'yes')) {
+                        return(&retrievestudentphoto($udom,$unam,$ext));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        my ($result,$perm_reqd) = 
+	    &Apache::lonnet::auto_photo_permission($unam,$udom);
+        if ($result eq 'ok') {
+            if (!($perm_reqd eq 'yes')) {
+                return(&retrievestudentphoto($udom,$unam,$ext));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return '/adm/lonKaputt/lonlogo_broken.gif';
+}
+
+sub retrievestudentphoto {
+    my ($udom,$unam,$ext,$type) = @_;
+    my $home=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($unam,$udom);
+    my $ret=&Apache::lonnet::reply("studentphoto:$udom:$unam:$ext:$type",$home);
+    if ($ret eq 'ok') {
+        my $url="/uploaded/$udom/$unam/internal/studentphoto.$ext";
+        if ($type eq 'thumbnail') {
+            $url="/uploaded/$udom/$unam/internal/studentphoto_tn.$ext"; 
+        }
+        my $tokenurl=&Apache::lonnet::tokenwrapper($url);
+        return $tokenurl;
+    } else {
+        if ($type eq 'thumbnail') {
+            return '/adm/lonKaputt/genericstudent_tn.gif';
+        } else { 
+            return '/adm/lonKaputt/lonlogo_broken.gif';
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------- New chat
 
 sub chatsend {
-    my ($newentry,$anon)=@_;
-    my $cnum=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-    my $cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
-    my $chome=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
+    my ($newentry,$anon,$group)=@_;
+    my $cnum=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+    my $cdom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    my $chome=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
     &reply('chatsend:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':'.
-	   &escape($ENV{'user.domain'}.':'.$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$anon.':'.
-		   &escape($newentry)),$chome);
+	   &escape($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$anon.':'.
+		   &escape($newentry)).':'.$group,$chome);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------ Find current version of a resource
@@ -1026,7 +1254,7 @@ sub getversion {
 
 sub currentversion {
     my $fname=shift;
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%resversioncache,$fname,'resversion',600);
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('resversion',$fname);
     if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
     my $author=$fname;
     $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
@@ -1039,7 +1267,7 @@ sub currentversion {
     if (($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
 	return -1;
     }
-    return &do_cache(\%resversioncache,$fname,$answer,'resversion');
+    return &do_cache_new('resversion',$fname,$answer,600);
 }
 
 # ----------------------------- Subscribe to a resource, return URL if possible
@@ -1047,6 +1275,7 @@ sub currentversion {
 sub subscribe {
     my $fname=shift;
     if ($fname=~/\/(aboutme|syllabus|bulletinboard|smppg)$/) { return ''; }
+    $fname=~s/[\n\r]//g;
     my $author=$fname;
     $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
     my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
@@ -1066,21 +1295,28 @@ sub subscribe {
 sub repcopy {
     my $filename=shift;
     $filename=~s/\/+/\//g;
-    if ($filename=~/^\/home\/httpd\/html\/adm\//) { return OK; }
+    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/adm/|) { return 'ok'; }
+    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
+    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/userfiles/| or
+	$filename=~m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { 
+	return &repcopy_userfile($filename);
+    }
+    $filename=~s/[\n\r]//g;
     my $transname="$filename.in.transfer";
-    if ((-e $filename) || (-e $transname)) { return OK; }
+# FIXME: this should flock
+    if ((-e $filename) || (-e $transname)) { return 'ok'; }
     my $remoteurl=subscribe($filename);
     if ($remoteurl =~ /^con_lost by/) {
 	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
-           return HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+           return 'unavailable';
     } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'not_found') {
 	   #&logthis("Subscribe returned not_found: $filename");
-	   return HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
+	   return 'not_found';
     } elsif ($remoteurl =~ /^rejected by/) {
 	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
-           return FORBIDDEN;
+           return 'forbidden';
     } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'directory') {
-           return OK;
+           return 'ok';
     } else {
         my $author=$filename;
         $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
@@ -1091,7 +1327,7 @@ sub repcopy {
            my $path="/$parts[1]/$parts[2]/$parts[3]/$parts[4]";
            if ($path ne "$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/res") {
                &logthis("Malconfiguration for replication: $filename");
-	       return HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
+	       return 'bad_request';
            }
            my $count;
            for ($count=5;$count<$#parts;$count++) {
@@ -1106,9 +1342,9 @@ sub repcopy {
            if ($response->is_error()) {
 	       unlink($transname);
                my $message=$response->status_line;
-               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:"
+               &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:"
                        ." LWP get: $message: $filename</font>");
-               return HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+               return 'unavailable';
            } else {
 	       if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
                   my $mrequest=new HTTP::Request('GET',$remoteurl.'.meta');
@@ -1116,11 +1352,11 @@ sub repcopy {
                   if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
 		      unlink($filename.'.meta');
                       &logthis(
-                     "<font color=yellow>INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
+                     "<font color=\"yellow\">INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
                   }
 	       }
                rename($transname,$filename);
-               return OK;
+               return 'ok';
            }
        }
     }
@@ -1129,17 +1365,28 @@ sub repcopy {
 # ------------------------------------------------ Get server side include body
 sub ssi_body {
     my ($filelink,%form)=@_;
+    if (! exists($form{'LONCAPA_INTERNAL_no_discussion'})) {
+        $form{'LONCAPA_INTERNAL_no_discussion'}='true';
+    }
     my $output=($filelink=~/^http\:/?&externalssi($filelink):
                                      &ssi($filelink,%form));
+    $output=~s|//(\s*<!--)? BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal.+?// END LON-CAPA Internal\s*(-->)?\s||gs;
     $output=~s/^.*?\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
     $output=~s/(.*)\<\/body\s*\>.*?$/$1/si;
-    $output=~
-            s/\/\/ BEGIN LON\-CAPA Internal.+\/\/ END LON\-CAPA Internal\s//gs;
     return $output;
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Server Side Include
 
+sub absolute_url {
+    my ($host_name) = @_;
+    my $protocol = ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443?'https://':'http://');
+    if ($host_name eq '') {
+	$host_name = $ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
+    }
+    return $protocol.$host_name;
+}
+
 sub ssi {
 
     my ($fn,%form)=@_;
@@ -1147,12 +1394,14 @@ sub ssi {
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     
     my $request;
-    
+
+    $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
+
     if (%form) {
-      $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',"http://".$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.$fn);
+      $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',&absolute_url().$fn);
       $request->content(join('&',map { &escape($_).'='.&escape($form{$_}) } keys %form));
     } else {
-      $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"http://".$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.$fn);
+      $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&absolute_url().$fn);
     }
 
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
@@ -1183,8 +1432,11 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 }
 
 # --------- File operations in /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course
-# input: action, courseID, current domain, home server for course, intended
-#        path to file, source of file.
+# input: action, courseID, current domain, intended
+#        path to file, source of file, instruction to parse file for objects,
+#        ref to hash for embedded objects,
+#        ref to hash for codebase of java objects.
+#
 # output: url to file (if action was uploaddoc), 
 #         ok if successful, or diagnostic message otherwise (if action was propagate or copy)
 #
@@ -1203,34 +1455,25 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 #         course's home server.
 #
 # action = uploaddoc - /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
-#         will be retrived from $ENV{form.uploaddoc} (from DOCS interface) to
+#         will be retrived from $env{form.uploaddoc} (from DOCS interface) to
 #         /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
 #         and will then be copied to /home/httpd/lonUsers/1/2/3/$course/userfiles/$file
 #         in course's home server.
-
+#
 
 sub process_coursefile {
-    my ($action,$docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$file,$source)=@_;
+    my ($action,$docuname,$docudom,$file,$source,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase)=@_;
     my $fetchresult;
+    my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
     if ($action eq 'propagate') {
-        $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file
-                            ,$docuhome);
+        $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
+			     $home);
     } else {
-        my $fetchresult = '';
         my $fpath = '';
         my $fname = $file;
         ($fpath,$fname) = ($file =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
         $fpath=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fpath;
-        my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
-        unless ($fpath eq '') {
-            my @parts=split('/',$fpath);
-            foreach my $part (@parts) {
-                $filepath.= '/'.$part;
-                if ((-e $filepath)!=1) {
-                    mkdir($filepath,0777);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        my $filepath = &build_filepath($fpath);
         if ($action eq 'copy') {
             if ($source eq '') {
                 $fetchresult = 'no source file';
@@ -1239,77 +1482,193 @@ sub process_coursefile {
                 my $destination = $filepath.'/'.$fname;
                 rename($source,$destination);
                 $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
-                                 $docuhome);
+                                 $home);
             }
         } elsif ($action eq 'uploaddoc') {
             open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
-            print $fh $ENV{'form.'.$source};
+            print $fh $env{'form.'.$source};
             close($fh);
+            if ($parser eq 'parse') {
+                my $parse_result = &extract_embedded_items($filepath,$fname,$allfiles,$codebase);
+                unless ($parse_result eq 'ok') {
+                    &logthis('Failed to parse '.$filepath.'/'.$fname.' for embedded media: '.$parse_result);
+                }
+            }
             $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
-                                 $docuhome);
+                                 $home);
             if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
                 return '/uploaded/'.$fpath.'/'.$fname;
             } else {
                 &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file.
-                        ' to host '.$docuhome.': '.$fetchresult);
+                        ' to host '.$home.': '.$fetchresult);
                 return '/adm/notfound.html';
             }
         }
     }
     unless ( $fetchresult eq 'ok') {
         &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file.
-             ' to host '.$docuhome.': '.$fetchresult);
+             ' to host '.$home.': '.$fetchresult);
     }
     return $fetchresult;
 }
 
-# --------------- Take an uploaded file and put it into the userfiles directory
-# input: name of form element, coursedoc=1 means this is for the course
-# output: url of file in userspace
+sub build_filepath {
+    my ($fpath) = @_;
+    my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
+    unless ($fpath eq '') {
+        my @parts=split('/',$fpath);
+        foreach my $part (@parts) {
+            $filepath.= '/'.$part;
+            if ((-e $filepath)!=1) {
+                mkdir($filepath,0777);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $filepath;
+}
 
-sub userfileupload {
-    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir)=@_;
-    if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
-    my $fname=$ENV{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
+sub store_edited_file {
+    my ($primary_url,$content,$docudom,$docuname,$fetchresult) = @_;
+    my $file = $primary_url;
+    $file =~ s#^/uploaded/$docudom/$docuname/##;
+    my $fpath = '';
+    my $fname = $file;
+    ($fpath,$fname) = ($file =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
+    $fpath=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fpath;
+    my $filepath = &build_filepath($fpath);
+    open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
+    print $fh $content;
+    close($fh);
+    my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
+    $$fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
+			  $home);
+    if ($$fetchresult eq 'ok') {
+        return '/uploaded/'.$fpath.'/'.$fname;
+    } else {
+        &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file.
+		 ' to host '.$home.': '.$$fetchresult);
+        return '/adm/notfound.html';
+    }
+}
+
+sub clean_filename {
+    my ($fname,$args)=@_;
 # Replace Windows backslashes by forward slashes
     $fname=~s/\\/\//g;
-# Get rid of everything but the actual filename
-    $fname=~s/^.*\/([^\/]+)$/$1/;
+    if (!$args->{'keep_path'}) {
+        # Get rid of everything but the actual filename
+	$fname=~s/^.*\/([^\/]+)$/$1/;
+    }
 # Replace spaces by underscores
     $fname=~s/\s+/\_/g;
 # Replace all other weird characters by nothing
-    $fname=~s/[^\w\.\-]//g;
+    $fname=~s{[^/\w\.\-]}{}g;
+# Replace all .\d. sequences with _\d. so they no longer look like version
+# numbers
+    $fname=~s/\.(\d+)(?=\.)/_$1/g;
+    return $fname;
+}
+
+# --------------- Take an uploaded file and put it into the userfiles directory
+# input: $formname - the contents of the file are in $env{"form.$formname"}
+#                    the desired filenam is in $env{"form.$formname.filename"}
+#        $coursedoc - if true up to the current course
+#                     if false
+#        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
+#        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse)    
+#        $allfiles - reference to hash for embedded objects
+#        $codebase - reference to hash for codebase of java objects
+#        $desuname - username for permanent storage of uploaded file
+#        $dsetudom - domain for permanaent storage of uploaded file
+#        $thumbwidth - width (pixels) of thumbnail to make for uploaded image 
+#        $thumbheight - height (pixels) of thumbnail to make for uploaded image
+# 
+# output: url of file in userspace, or error: <message> 
+#             or /adm/notfound.html if failure to upload occurse
+
+
+sub userfileupload {
+    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,$destuname,
+        $destudom,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight)=@_;
+    if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
+    my $fname=$env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
+    $fname=&clean_filename($fname);
 # See if there is anything left
     unless ($fname) { return 'error: no uploaded file'; }
-    chop($ENV{'form.'.$formname});
+    chop($env{'form.'.$formname});
+    if (($formname eq 'screenshot') && ($subdir eq 'helprequests')) { #files uploaded to help request form are handled differently
+        my $now = time;
+        my $filepath = 'tmp/helprequests/'.$now;
+        my @parts=split(/\//,$filepath);
+        my $fullpath = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+        for (my $i=0;$i<@parts;$i++) {
+            $fullpath .= '/'.$parts[$i];
+            if ((-e $fullpath)!=1) {
+                mkdir($fullpath,0777);
+            }
+        }
+        open(my $fh,'>'.$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
+        print $fh $env{'form.'.$formname};
+        close($fh);
+        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
+    } elsif (($formname eq 'coursecreatorxml') && ($subdir eq 'batchupload')) { #files uploaded to create course page are handled differently
+        my $filepath = 'tmp/addcourse/'.$destudom.'/web/'.$env{'user.name'}.
+                       '_'.$env{'user.domain'}.'/pending';
+        my @parts=split(/\//,$filepath);
+        my $fullpath = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+        for (my $i=0;$i<@parts;$i++) {
+            $fullpath .= '/'.$parts[$i];
+            if ((-e $fullpath)!=1) {
+                mkdir($fullpath,0777);
+            }
+        }
+        open(my $fh,'>'.$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
+        print $fh $env{'form.'.$formname};
+        close($fh);
+        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
+    }
+    
 # Create the directory if not present
-    my $docuname='';
-    my $docudom='';
-    my $docuhome='';
     $fname="$subdir/$fname";
     if ($coursedoc) {
-	$docuname=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-	$docudom=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
-	$docuhome=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
-        if ($ENV{'form.folder'} =~ m/^default/) {
-            return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$formname,$fname);
+	my $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+	my $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        if ($env{'form.folder'} =~ m/^(default|supplemental)/) {
+            return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,
+					 $formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,
+					 $codebase,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
         } else {
-            $fname=$ENV{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
-            return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$fname,$formname);
-        }
-    } else {
-        $docuname=$ENV{'user.name'};
-        $docudom=$ENV{'user.domain'};
-        $docuhome=$ENV{'user.home'};
-        return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$formname,$fname);
+            $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
+            return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,
+				       $fname,$formname,$parser,
+				       $allfiles,$codebase);
+        }
+    } elsif (defined($destuname)) {
+        my $docuname=$destuname;
+        my $docudom=$destudom;
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
+				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
+        
+    } else {
+        my $docuname=$env{'user.name'};
+        my $docudom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (exists($env{'form.group'})) {
+            $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        }
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
+				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
     }
 }
 
 sub finishuserfileupload {
-    my ($docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$formname,$fname)=@_;
+    my ($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+        $thumbwidth,$thumbheight) = @_;
     my $path=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/';
     my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    my ($fnamepath,$file);
+    my ($fnamepath,$file,$fetchthumb);
     $file=$fname;
     if ($fname=~m|/|) {
         ($fnamepath,$file) = ($fname =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
@@ -1325,15 +1684,48 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
     }
 # Save the file
     {
-	#&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Saving to $filepath $file");
-       open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$file);
-       print $fh $ENV{'form.'.$formname};
-       close($fh);
+	if (!open(FH,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$file)) {
+	    &logthis('Failed to create '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
+	    print STDERR ('Failed to create '.$filepath.'/'.$file."\n");
+	    return '/adm/notfound.html';
+	}
+	if (!print FH ($env{'form.'.$formname})) {
+	    &logthis('Failed to write to '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
+	    print STDERR ('Failed to write to '.$filepath.'/'.$file."\n");
+	    return '/adm/notfound.html';
+	}
+	close(FH);
+    }
+    if ($parser eq 'parse') {
+        my $parse_result = &extract_embedded_items($filepath,$file,$allfiles,
+						   $codebase);
+        unless ($parse_result eq 'ok') {
+            &logthis('Failed to parse '.$filepath.$file.
+		     ' for embedded media: '.$parse_result); 
+        }
+    }
+    if (($thumbwidth =~ /^\d+$/) && ($thumbheight =~ /^\d+$/)) {
+        my $input = $filepath.'/'.$file;
+        my $output = $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file;
+        my $thumbsize = $thumbwidth.'x'.$thumbheight;
+        system("convert -sample $thumbsize $input $output");
+        if (-e $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file) {
+            $fetchthumb  = 1; 
+        }
     }
+ 
 # Notify homeserver to grep it
 #
+    my $docuhome=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
     my $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.$file,$docuhome);
     if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
+        if ($fetchthumb) {
+            my $thumbresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.'tn-'.$file,$docuhome);
+            if ($thumbresult ne 'ok') {
+                &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.'tn-'.$file.' to host '.
+                         $docuhome.': '.$thumbresult);
+            }
+        }
 #
 # Return the URL to it
         return '/uploaded/'.$path.$file;
@@ -1341,19 +1733,171 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
         &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.$file.' to host '.$docuhome.
 		 ': '.$fetchresult);
         return '/adm/notfound.html';
-    }    
+    }
+}
+
+sub extract_embedded_items {
+    my ($filepath,$file,$allfiles,$codebase,$content) = @_;
+    my @state = ();
+    my %javafiles = (
+                      codebase => '',
+                      code => '',
+                      archive => ''
+                    );
+    my %mediafiles = (
+                      src => '',
+                      movie => '',
+                     );
+    my $p;
+    if ($content) {
+        $p = HTML::LCParser->new($content);
+    } else {
+        $p = HTML::LCParser->new($filepath.'/'.$file);
+    }
+    while (my $t=$p->get_token()) {
+	if ($t->[0] eq 'S') {
+	    my ($tagname, $attr) = ($t->[1],$t->[2]);
+	    push(@state, $tagname);
+            if (lc($tagname) eq 'allow') {
+                &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
+            }
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'img') {
+		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
+	    }
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'a') {
+		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+	    }
+            if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
+                if ($attr->{'archive'} =~ /\.jar$/i) {
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'archive'},'archive');
+                } else {
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
+                }
+            }
+            if (lc($tagname) eq 'link') {
+                if (lc($attr->{'rel'}) eq 'stylesheet') { 
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+                }
+            }
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'object' ||
+		(lc($tagname) eq 'embed' && lc($state[-2]) ne 'object')) {
+		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
+		    $javafiles{$item} = '';
+		}
+	    }
+	    if (lc($state[-2]) eq 'object' && lc($tagname) eq 'param') {
+		my $name = lc($attr->{'name'});
+		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
+		    if ($name eq $item) {
+			$javafiles{$item} = $attr->{'value'};
+			last;
+		    }
+		}
+		foreach my $item (keys(%mediafiles)) {
+		    if ($name eq $item) {
+			&add_filetype($allfiles, $attr->{'value'}, 'value');
+			last;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'embed' || lc($tagname) eq 'applet') {
+		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
+		    if ($attr->{$item}) {
+			$javafiles{$item} = $attr->{$item};
+			last;
+		    }
+		}
+		foreach my $item (keys(%mediafiles)) {
+		    if ($attr->{$item}) {
+			&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{$item},$item);
+			last;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+	} elsif ($t->[0] eq 'E') {
+	    my ($tagname) = ($t->[1]);
+	    if ($javafiles{'codebase'} ne '') {
+		$javafiles{'codebase'} .= '/';
+	    }  
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'applet' ||
+		lc($tagname) eq 'object' ||
+		(lc($tagname) eq 'embed' && lc($state[-2]) ne 'object')
+		) {
+		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
+		    if ($item ne 'codebase' && $javafiles{$item} ne '') {
+			my $file=$javafiles{'codebase'}.$javafiles{$item};
+			&add_filetype($allfiles,$file,$item);
+		    }
+		}
+	    } 
+	    pop @state;
+	}
+    }
+    return 'ok';
+}
+
+sub add_filetype {
+    my ($allfiles,$file,$type)=@_;
+    if (exists($allfiles->{$file})) {
+	unless (grep/^\Q$type\E$/, @{$allfiles->{$file}}) {
+	    push(@{$allfiles->{$file}}, &escape($type));
+	}
+    } else {
+	@{$allfiles->{$file}} = (&escape($type));
+    }
 }
 
 sub removeuploadedurl {
     my ($url)=@_;
     my (undef,undef,$udom,$uname,$fname)=split('/',$url,5);
-    return &Apache::lonnet::removeuserfile($uname,$udom,$fname);
+    return &removeuserfile($uname,$udom,$fname);
 }
 
 sub removeuserfile {
     my ($docuname,$docudom,$fname)=@_;
     my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
-    return &reply("removeuserfile:$docudom/$docuname/$fname",$home);
+    my $result = &reply("removeuserfile:$docudom/$docuname/$fname",$home);
+    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+        if (($fname !~ /\.meta$/) && (&is_portfolio_file($fname))) {
+            my $metafile = $fname.'.meta';
+            my $metaresult = &removeuserfile($docuname,$docudom,$metafile); 
+	    my $url = "/uploaded/$docudom/$docuname/$fname";
+            my ($file,$group) = (&parse_portfolio_url($url))[3,4];
+            my $sqlresult = 
+                &update_portfolio_table($docuname,$docudom,$file,
+                                        'portfolio_metadata',$group,
+                                        'delete');
+        }
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub mkdiruserfile {
+    my ($docuname,$docudom,$dir)=@_;
+    my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
+    return &reply("mkdiruserfile:".&escape("$docudom/$docuname/$dir"),$home);
+}
+
+sub renameuserfile {
+    my ($docuname,$docudom,$old,$new)=@_;
+    my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
+    my $result = &reply("renameuserfile:$docudom:$docuname:".
+                        &escape("$old").':'.&escape("$new"),$home);
+    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+        if (($old !~ /\.meta$/) && (&is_portfolio_file($old))) {
+            my $oldmeta = $old.'.meta';
+            my $newmeta = $new.'.meta';
+            my $metaresult = 
+                &renameuserfile($docuname,$docudom,$oldmeta,$newmeta);
+	    my $url = "/uploaded/$docudom/$docuname/$old";
+            my ($file,$group) = (&parse_portfolio_url($url))[3,4];
+            my $sqlresult = 
+                &update_portfolio_table($docuname,$docudom,$file,
+                                        'portfolio_metadata',$group,
+                                        'delete');
+        }
+    }
+    return $result;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Log
@@ -1379,8 +1923,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 # times and course titles for all courseids
 #
     my %courseidbuffer=();
-    foreach (keys %courselogs) {
-        my $crsid=$_;
+    foreach my $crsid (keys %courselogs) {
         if (&reply('log:'.$coursedombuf{$crsid}.':'.$coursenumbuf{$crsid}.':'.
 		          &escape($courselogs{$crsid}),
 		          $coursehombuf{$crsid}) eq 'ok') {
@@ -1388,25 +1931,28 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         } else {
             &logthis('Failed to flush log buffer for '.$crsid);
             if (length($courselogs{$crsid})>40000) {
-               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
+               &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
                         " exceeded maximum size, deleting.</font>");
                delete $courselogs{$crsid};
             }
         }
         if ($courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}) {
            $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}.='&'.
-			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid});
+			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
+                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
         } else {
            $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}=
-			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid});
-        }    
+			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
+                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
+        }
     }
 #
 # Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses 
 # Is used in pickcourse
 #
-    foreach (keys %courseidbuffer) {
-        &courseidput($hostdom{$_},$courseidbuffer{$_},$_);
+    foreach my $crs_home (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
+        &courseidput(&host_domain($crs_home),$courseidbuffer{$crs_home},
+		     $crs_home);
     }
 #
 # File accesses
@@ -1415,12 +1961,13 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
     foreach my $entry (keys(%accesshash)) {
         if ($entry =~ /___count$/) {
             my ($dom,$name);
-            ($dom,$name,undef)=($entry=~m:___(\w+)/(\w+)/(.*)___count$:);
+            ($dom,$name,undef)=
+		($entry=~m{___($match_domain)/($match_name)/(.*)___count$});
             if (! defined($dom) || $dom eq '' || 
                 ! defined($name) || $name eq '') {
-                my $cid = $ENV{'request.course.id'};
-                $dom  = $ENV{'request.'.$cid.'.domain'};
-                $name = $ENV{'request.'.$cid.'.num'};
+                my $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
+                $dom  = $env{'request.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+                $name = $env{'request.'.$cid.'.num'};
             }
             my $value = $accesshash{$entry};
             my (undef,$url,undef) = ($entry =~ /^(.*)___(.*)___count$/);
@@ -1436,7 +1983,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            my ($dom,$name) = ($entry=~m:___(\w+)/(\w+)/(.*)___(\w+)$:);
+            my ($dom,$name) = ($entry=~m{___($match_domain)/($match_name)/(.*)___(\w+)$});
             my %temphash=($entry => $accesshash{$entry});
             if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
                 delete $accesshash{$entry};
@@ -1447,8 +1994,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 # Roles
 # Reverse lookup of user roles for course faculty/staff and co-authorship
 #
-    foreach (keys %userrolehash) {
-        my $entry=$_;
+    foreach my $entry (keys(%userrolehash)) {
         my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=
 	    split(/\:/,$entry);
         if (&Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_userroles',
@@ -1457,40 +2003,82 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 	    delete $userrolehash{$entry};
         }
     }
+#
+# Reverse lookup of domain roles (dc, ad, li, sc, au)
+#
+    my %domrolebuffer = ();
+    foreach my $entry (keys %domainrolehash) {
+        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=split/:/,$entry;
+        if ($domrolebuffer{$rudom}) {
+            $domrolebuffer{$rudom}.='&'.&escape($entry).
+                      '='.&escape($domainrolehash{$entry});
+        } else {
+            $domrolebuffer{$rudom}.=&escape($entry).
+                      '='.&escape($domainrolehash{$entry});
+        }
+        delete $domainrolehash{$entry};
+    }
+    foreach my $dom (keys(%domrolebuffer)) {
+	my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
+			   $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+		&logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
+	    }
+        }
+    }
     $dumpcount++;
 }
 
 sub courselog {
     my $what=shift;
     $what=time.':'.$what;
-    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
-    $coursedombuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
-       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
-    $coursenumbuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
-       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-    $coursehombuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
-       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
-    $coursedescrbuf{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}=
-       $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.description'};
-    if (defined $courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}) {
-	$courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}.='&'.$what;
+    unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
+    $coursedombuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    $coursenumbuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+    $coursehombuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
+    $coursedescrbuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.description'};
+    $courseinstcodebuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.coursecode'};
+    $courseownerbuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.courseowner'};
+    $coursetypebuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'};
+    if (defined $courselogs{$env{'request.course.id'}}) {
+	$courselogs{$env{'request.course.id'}}.='&'.$what;
     } else {
-	$courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}}.=$what;
+	$courselogs{$env{'request.course.id'}}.=$what;
     }
-    if (length($courselogs{$ENV{'request.course.id'}})>4048) {
+    if (length($courselogs{$env{'request.course.id'}})>4048) {
 	&flushcourselogs();
     }
 }
 
 sub courseacclog {
     my $fnsymb=shift;
-    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
-    my $what=$fnsymb.':'.$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$ENV{'user.domain'};
-    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|page)$/) {
+    unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
+    my $what=$fnsymb.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|task|page)$/) {
         $what.=':POST';
-	foreach (keys %ENV) {
-            if ($_=~/^form\.(.*)/) {
-		$what.=':'.$1.'='.$ENV{$_};
+        # FIXME: Probably ought to escape things....
+	foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+            if ($key=~/^form\.(.*)/) {
+		$what.=':'.$1.'='.$env{$key};
+            }
+        }
+    } elsif ($fnsymb =~ m:^/adm/searchcat:) {
+        # FIXME: We should not be depending on a form parameter that someone
+        # editing lonsearchcat.pm might change in the future.
+        if ($env{'form.phase'} eq 'course_search') {
+            $what.= ':POST';
+            # FIXME: Probably ought to escape things....
+            foreach my $element ('courseexp','crsfulltext','crsrelated',
+                                 'crsdiscuss') {
+                $what.=':'.$element.'='.$env{'form.'.$element};
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1500,8 +2088,8 @@ sub courseacclog {
 sub countacc {
     my $url=&declutter(shift);
     return if (! defined($url) || $url eq '');
-    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
-    $accesshash{$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'___'.$url.'___course'}=1;
+    unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
+    $accesshash{$env{'request.course.id'}.'___'.$url.'___course'}=1;
     my $key=$$.$processmarker.'_'.$dumpcount.'___'.$url.'___count';
     $accesshash{$key}++;
 }
@@ -1516,36 +2104,48 @@ sub linklog {
   
 sub userrolelog {
     my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend)=@_;
-    if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^in/) || 
-        ($trole=~/^cc/) || ($trole=~/^ep/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole=~/^ta/)) {
+    if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^aa/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^in/) || ($trole=~/^cc/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^ep/) || ($trole=~/^cr/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^ta/)) {
        my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
        $userrolehash
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
                     =$tend.':'.$tstart;
-   }
+    }
+    if (($trole=~/^dc/) || ($trole=~/^ad/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^li/) || ($trole=~/^li/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^dg/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^sc/)) {
+       my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
+       $domainrolehash
+         {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
+                    = $tend.':'.$tstart;
+    }
 }
 
 sub get_course_adv_roles {
     my $cid=shift;
-    $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'} unless (defined($cid));
+    $cid=$env{'request.course.id'} unless (defined($cid));
     my %coursehash=&coursedescription($cid);
     my %nothide=();
-    foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
-	$nothide{join(':',split(/[\@\:]/,$_))}=1;
+    foreach my $user (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
+	$nothide{join(':',split(/[\@\:]/,$user))}=1;
     }
     my %returnhash=();
     my %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$coursehash{'domain'},$coursehash{'num'});
     my $now=time;
-    foreach (keys %dumphash) {
-	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$_});
+    foreach my $entry (keys %dumphash) {
+	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
         if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
         if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
         if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
-        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$_);
+        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$entry);
+	if ($username eq '' || $domain eq '') { next; }
 	if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) && 
 	    (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { next; }
+	if ($role eq 'cr') { next; }
         my $key=&plaintext($role);
         if ($section) { $key.=' (Sec/Grp '.$section.')'; }
         if ($returnhash{$key}) {
@@ -1558,21 +2158,61 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
 }
 
 sub get_my_roles {
-    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
-    unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
-    unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-    my %dumphash=
+    my ($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms)=@_;
+    unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    my %dumphash;
+    if ($context eq 'userroles') { 
+        %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
+    } else {
+        %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
+    }
     my %returnhash=();
     my $now=time;
-    foreach (keys %dumphash) {
-	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$_});
+    foreach my $entry (keys(%dumphash)) {
+        my ($role,$tend,$tstart);
+        if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+	    ($role,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        } else {
+            ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        }
         if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
-        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
-        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
-        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$_);
+        my $status = 'active';
+        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) {
+            $status = 'previous';
+        } 
+        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) {
+            $status = 'future';
+        }
+        if (ref($types) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@{$types})) {
+                next;
+            } 
+        } else {
+            if ($status ne 'active') {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        my ($rolecode,$username,$domain,$section,$area);
+        if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+            ($area,$rolecode) = split(/_/,$entry);
+            (undef,$domain,$username,$section) = split(/\//,$area);
+        } else {
+            ($role,$username,$domain,$section) = split(/\:/,$entry);
+        }
+        if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$domain\E$/,@{$roledoms})) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
 	$returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role}=$tstart.':'.$tend;
-     }
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -1582,7 +2222,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
 
 sub postannounce {
     my ($server,$text)=@_;
-    unless (&allowed('psa',$hostdom{$server})) { return 'refused'; }
+    unless (&allowed('psa',&host_domain($server))) { return 'refused'; }
     unless ($text=~/\w/) { $text=''; }
     return &reply('setannounce:'.&escape($text),$server);
 }
@@ -1591,12 +2231,12 @@ sub getannounce {
 
     if (open(my $fh,$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/announcement.txt')) {
 	my $announcement='';
-	while (<$fh>) { $announcement .=$_; }
+	while (my $line = <$fh>) { $announcement .= $line; }
 	close($fh);
 	if ($announcement=~/\w/) { 
 	    return 
    '<table bgcolor="#FF5555" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="3">'.
-   '<tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><pre>'.$announcement.'</pre></td></tr></table>'; 
+   '<tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tt>'.$announcement.'</tt></td></tr></table>'; 
 	} else {
 	    return '';
 	}
@@ -1615,45 +2255,120 @@ sub courseidput {
 }
 
 sub courseiddump {
-    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter)=@_;
+    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	if ((!$domfilter) || ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domfilter)) {
-	    foreach (
-             split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.$hostdom{$tryserver}.':'.
-			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter),
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if ( (  $hostidflag == 1 
+	        && grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@{$hostidref}) ) 
+	     || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
+
+	    if ($domfilter eq ''
+		|| (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
+	        foreach my $line (
+                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
+			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
+                               &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).':'.&escape($regexp_ok),
                                $tryserver))) {
-		my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
-                if (($key) && ($value)) {
-		    $returnhash{&unescape($key)}=&unescape($value);
+		    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$line,2);
+                    if (($key) && ($value)) {
+		        $returnhash{&unescape($key)}=$value;
+                    }
                 }
             }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- DC e-mail
+
+sub dcmailput {
+    my ($domain,$msgid,$message,$server)=@_;
+    my $status = &Apache::lonnet::critical(
+       'dcmailput:'.$domain.':'.&escape($msgid).'='.
+       &escape($message),$server);
+    return $status;
+}
+
+sub dcmaildump {
+    my ($dom,$startdate,$enddate,$senders) = @_;
+    my %returnhash=();
 
+    if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
+        my $cmd='dcmaildump:'.$dom.':'.&escape($startdate).':'.
+                                                         &escape($enddate).':';
+	my @esc_senders=map { &escape($_)} @$senders;
+	$cmd.=&escape(join('&',@esc_senders));
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,&domain($dom,'primary')))) {
+            my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
+            if (($key) && ($value)) {
+                $returnhash{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+            }
         }
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Domain roles
+
+sub get_domain_roles {
+    my ($dom,$roles,$startdate,$enddate)=@_;
+    if (undef($startdate) || $startdate eq '') {
+        $startdate = '.';
+    }
+    if (undef($enddate) || $enddate eq '') {
+        $enddate = '.';
+    }
+    my $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
+    my %personnel = ();
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	%{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
+					    &escape($startdate).':'.
+					    &escape($enddate).':'.
+					    &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
+	    my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
+	    if (($key) && ($value)) {
+		$personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    return %personnel;
+}
 
-#
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Check out an item
 
 sub get_first_access {
     my ($type,$argsymb)=@_;
-    my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     if ($argsymb) { $symb=$argsymb; }
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    if ($type eq 'map') { $res=$map; }
-    my %times=&get('firstaccesstimes',[$res],$udom,$uname);
-    return $times{$res};
+    if ($type eq 'map') {
+	$res=&symbread($map);
+    } else {
+	$res=$symb;
+    }
+    my %times=&get('firstaccesstimes',["$courseid\0$res"],$udom,$uname);
+    return $times{"$courseid\0$res"};
 }
 
 sub set_first_access {
     my ($type)=@_;
-    my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    if ($type eq 'map') { $res=$map; }
-    return &put('firstaccesstimes',{$res=>time},$udom,$uname);
+    if ($type eq 'map') {
+	$res=&symbread($map);
+    } else {
+	$res=$symb;
+    }
+    my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type,$symb);
+    if (!$firstaccess) {
+	return &put('firstaccesstimes',{"$courseid\0$res"=>time},$udom,$uname);
+    }
+    return 'already_set';
 }
 
 sub checkout {
@@ -1669,7 +2384,7 @@ sub checkout {
 		 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
     my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
     if ($token=~/^error\:/) { 
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
         return ''; 
@@ -1685,7 +2400,7 @@ sub checkout {
     unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
        return '';
     } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
     }    
@@ -1695,7 +2410,7 @@ sub checkout {
                                                  $token)) ne 'ok') {
 	return '';
     } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
     }
@@ -1709,7 +2424,7 @@ sub checkin {
     my $now=time;
     my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
     $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.$hostip{$lonhost}.'_'.$tb;
+    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
     $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
     my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
                  split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
@@ -1721,7 +2436,7 @@ sub checkin {
     
     unless (&allowed('mgr',$tcrsid)) {
         &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') unauthorized: '.
-                 $ENV{'user.name'}.' - '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
+                 $env{'user.name'}.' - '.$env{'user.domain'});
         return '';
     }
 
@@ -1745,15 +2460,15 @@ sub checkin {
 
 sub expirespread {
     my ($uname,$udom,$stype,$usymb)=@_;
-    my $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}; 
+    my $cid=$env{'request.course.id'}; 
     if ($cid) {
        my $now=time;
        my $key=$uname.':'.$udom.':'.$stype.':'.$usymb;
-       return &reply('put:'.$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'}.':'.
-                            $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'}.
+       return &reply('put:'.$env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'}.':'.
+                            $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'}.
 	        	    ':nohist_expirationdates:'.
                             &escape($key).'='.$now,
-                            $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'})
+                            $env{'course.'.$cid.'.home'})
     }
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -1762,18 +2477,19 @@ sub expirespread {
 
 sub devalidate {
     my ($symb,$uname,$udom)=@_;
-    my $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}; 
+    my $cid=$env{'request.course.id'}; 
     if ($cid) {
         # delete the stored spreadsheets for
         # - the student level sheet of this user in course's homespace
         # - the assessment level sheet for this resource 
         #   for this user in user's homespace
+	# - current conditional state info
 	my $key=$uname.':'.$udom.':';
         my $status=
 	    &del('nohist_calculatedsheets',
 		 [$key.'studentcalc:'],
-		 $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'},
-		 $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'})
+		 $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'},
+		 $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'})
 		.' '.
 	    &del('nohist_calculatedsheets_'.$cid,
 		 [$key.'assesscalc:'.$symb],$udom,$uname);
@@ -1782,6 +2498,7 @@ sub devalidate {
                     $uname.' at '.$udom.' for '.
 		    $symb.': '.$status);
         }
+	&delenv('user.state.'.$cid);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1834,27 +2551,27 @@ sub hash2str {
 sub hashref2str {
   my ($hashref)=@_;
   my $result='__HASH_REF__';
-  foreach (sort(keys(%$hashref))) {
-    if (ref($_) eq 'ARRAY') {
-      $result.=&arrayref2str($_).'=';
-    } elsif (ref($_) eq 'HASH') {
-      $result.=&hashref2str($_).'=';
-    } elsif (ref($_)) {
+  foreach my $key (sort(keys(%$hashref))) {
+    if (ref($key) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($key).'=';
+    } elsif (ref($key) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($key).'=';
+    } elsif (ref($key)) {
       $result.='=';
-      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($_))." skipping.");
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($key))." skipping.");
     } else {
-	if ($_) {$result.=&escape($_).'=';} else { last; }
+	if ($key) {$result.=&escape($key).'=';} else { last; }
     }
 
-    if(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-      $result.=&arrayref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
-    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'HASH') {
-      $result.=&hashref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
-    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_})) {
+    if(ref($hashref->{$key}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($hashref->{$key}).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$key}) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($hashref->{$key}).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$key})) {
        $result.='&';
-      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($hashref->{$_}))." skipping.");
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($hashref->{$key}))." skipping.");
     } else {
-      $result.=&escape($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+      $result.=&escape($hashref->{$key}).'&';
     }
   }
   $result=~s/\&$//;
@@ -1982,17 +2699,19 @@ sub tmpreset {
   my ($symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
   if (!$symb) {
     $symb=&symbread();
-    if (!$symb) { $symb= $ENV{'request.url'}; }
+    if (!$symb) { $symb= $env{'request.url'}; }
   }
   $symb=escape($symb);
 
-  if (!$namespace) { $namespace=$ENV{'request.state'}; }
+  if (!$namespace) { $namespace=$env{'request.state'}; }
   $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
   $namespace=~s/\W//g;
 
-  #FIXME needs to do something for /pub resources
-  if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+  if (!$domain) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+  if ($domain eq 'public' && $stuname eq 'public') {
+      $stuname=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
+  }
   my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
   my %hash;
   if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
@@ -2011,23 +2730,25 @@ sub tmpstore {
 
   if (!$symb) {
     $symb=&symbread();
-    if (!$symb) { $symb= $ENV{'request.url'}; }
+    if (!$symb) { $symb= $env{'request.url'}; }
   }
   $symb=escape($symb);
 
   if (!$namespace) {
     # I don't think we would ever want to store this for a course.
     # it seems this will only be used if we don't have a course.
-    #$namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
+    #$namespace=$env{'request.course.id'};
     #if (!$namespace) {
-      $namespace=$ENV{'request.state'};
+      $namespace=$env{'request.state'};
     #}
   }
   $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
   $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-#FIXME needs to do something for /pub resources
-  if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+  if (!$domain) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+  if ($domain eq 'public' && $stuname eq 'public') {
+      $stuname=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
+  }
   my $now=time;
   my %hash;
   my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
@@ -2039,7 +2760,7 @@ sub tmpstore {
     my $allkeys=''; 
     foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
       $allkeys.=$key.':';
-      $hash{"$version:$symb:$key"}=$$storehash{$key};
+      $hash{"$version:$symb:$key"}=&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key});
     }
     $hash{"$version:$symb:timestamp"}=$now;
     $allkeys.='timestamp';
@@ -2061,15 +2782,17 @@ sub tmprestore {
 
   if (!$symb) {
     $symb=&symbread();
-    if (!$symb) { $symb= $ENV{'request.url'}; }
+    if (!$symb) { $symb= $env{'request.url'}; }
   }
   $symb=escape($symb);
 
-  if (!$namespace) { $namespace=$ENV{'request.state'}; }
-  #FIXME needs to do something for /pub resources
-  if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+  if (!$namespace) { $namespace=$env{'request.state'}; }
 
+  if (!$domain) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+  if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+  if ($domain eq 'public' && $stuname eq 'public') {
+      $stuname=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
+  }
   my %returnhash;
   $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
   $namespace=~s/\W//g;
@@ -2087,8 +2810,8 @@ sub tmprestore {
       my $key;
       $returnhash{"$scope:keys"}=$vkeys;
       foreach $key (@keys) {
-	$returnhash{"$scope:$key"}=$hash{"$scope:$symb:$key"};
-	$returnhash{"$key"}=$hash{"$scope:$symb:$key"};
+	$returnhash{"$scope:$key"}=&thaw_unescape($hash{"$scope:$symb:$key"});
+	$returnhash{"$key"}=&thaw_unescape($hash{"$scope:$symb:$key"});
       }
     }
     if (!(untie(%hash))) {
@@ -2111,25 +2834,25 @@ sub store {
     $symb=&symbclean($symb);
     if (!$symb) { unless ($symb=&symbread()) { return ''; } }
 
-    if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+    if (!$domain) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$env{'user.name'}; }
 
     &devalidate($symb,$stuname,$domain);
 
     $symb=escape($symb);
     if (!$namespace) { 
-       unless ($namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) { 
+       unless ($namespace=$env{'request.course.id'}) { 
           return ''; 
        } 
     }
-    if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }
+    if (!$home) { $home=$env{'user.home'}; }
 
     $$storehash{'ip'}=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
     $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 
     my $namevalue='';
-    foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-        $namevalue.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+    foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
+        $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
     }
     $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
     &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':STORE:'.$namevalue);
@@ -2147,25 +2870,25 @@ sub cstore {
     $symb=&symbclean($symb);
     if (!$symb) { unless ($symb=&symbread()) { return ''; } }
 
-    if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+    if (!$domain) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$env{'user.name'}; }
 
     &devalidate($symb,$stuname,$domain);
 
     $symb=escape($symb);
     if (!$namespace) { 
-       unless ($namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) { 
+       unless ($namespace=$env{'request.course.id'}) { 
           return ''; 
        } 
     }
-    if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }
+    if (!$home) { $home=$env{'user.home'}; }
 
     $$storehash{'ip'}=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
     $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 
     my $namevalue='';
-    foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-        $namevalue.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+    foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
+        $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
     }
     $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
     &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':CSTORE:'.$namevalue);
@@ -2187,24 +2910,24 @@ sub restore {
       $symb=&escape(&symbclean($symb));
     }
     if (!$namespace) { 
-       unless ($namespace=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) { 
+       unless ($namespace=$env{'request.course.id'}) { 
           return ''; 
        } 
     }
-    if (!$domain) { $domain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
-    if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }
+    if (!$domain) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$stuname) { $stuname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    if (!$home) { $home=$env{'user.home'}; }
     my $answer=&reply("restore:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb","$home");
 
     my %returnhash=();
-    foreach (split(/\&/,$answer)) {
-	my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
-        $returnhash{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
+    foreach my $line (split(/\&/,$answer)) {
+	my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$line);
+        $returnhash{&unescape($name)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
     }
     my $version;
     for ($version=1;$version<=$returnhash{'version'};$version++) {
-       foreach (split(/\:/,$returnhash{$version.':keys'})) {
-          $returnhash{$_}=$returnhash{$version.':'.$_};
+       foreach my $item (split(/\:/,$returnhash{$version.':keys'})) {
+          $returnhash{$item}=$returnhash{$version.':'.$item};
        }
     }
     return %returnhash;
@@ -2213,7 +2936,7 @@ sub restore {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Course Description
 
 sub coursedescription {
-    my $courseid=shift;
+    my ($courseid,$args)=@_;
     $courseid=~s/^\///;
     $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
     my ($cdomain,$cnum)=split(/\//,$courseid);
@@ -2223,25 +2946,51 @@ sub coursedescription {
     # trying and trying and trying to get the course description.
     my %envhash=();
     my %returnhash=();
-    $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.last_cache'}=time;
+    
+    my $expiretime=600;
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $normalid) {
+	$expiretime=120;
+    }
+
+    my $prefix='course.'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum.'.';
+    if (!$args->{'freshen_cache'}
+	&& ((time-$env{$prefix.'last_cache'}) < $expiretime) ) {
+	foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+	    next if ($key !~ /^\Q$prefix\E(.*)/);
+	    my ($setting) = $1;
+	    $returnhash{$setting} = $env{$key};
+	}
+	return %returnhash;
+    }
+
+    # get the data agin
+    if (!$args->{'one_time'}) {
+	$envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.last_cache'}=time;
+    }
+
     if ($chome ne 'no_host') {
        %returnhash=&dump('environment',$cdomain,$cnum);
        if (!exists($returnhash{'con_lost'})) {
            $returnhash{'home'}= $chome;
 	   $returnhash{'domain'} = $cdomain;
 	   $returnhash{'num'} = $cnum;
+           if (!defined($returnhash{'type'})) {
+               $returnhash{'type'} = 'Course';
+           }
            while (my ($name,$value) = each %returnhash) {
                $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.'.$name}=$value;
            }
            $returnhash{'url'}=&clutter($returnhash{'url'});
            $returnhash{'fn'}=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.
-	       $ENV{'user.name'}.'_'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
+	       $env{'user.name'}.'_'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.home'}=$chome;
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.domain'}=$cdomain;
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.num'}=$cnum;
        }
     }
-    &appenv(%envhash);
+    if (!$args->{'one_time'}) {
+	&appenv(%envhash);
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -2254,9 +3003,9 @@ sub privileged {
     if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return 0; }
     my $now=time;
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
-        foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
-		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
+        foreach my $entry (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
+	    if ($entry!~/^rolesdef_/) {
+		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$entry);
 		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
 		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
 		if (($trole eq 'dc') || ($trole eq 'su')) {
@@ -2282,110 +3031,168 @@ sub rolesinit {
     my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
     if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return ''; }
     my %allroles=();
-    my %thesepriv=();
+    my %allgroups=();   
     my $now=time;
-    my $userroles="user.login.time=$now\n";
-    my $thesestr;
+    my %userroles = ('user.login.time' => $now);
+    my $group_privs;
 
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
-        foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
-            my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
-            $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
-            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
-            $userroles.='user.role.'.$trole.'.'.$area.'='.
-                        $tstart.'.'.$tend."\n";
-# log the associated role with the area
-            &userrolelog($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend);
-            if ($tend!=0) {
-	        if ($tend<$now) {
-	            $trole='';
-                } 
-            }
-            if ($tstart!=0) {
-                if ($tstart>$now) {
-                   $trole='';        
-                }
-            }
+        foreach my $entry (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
+	  if ($entry!~/^rolesdef_/) {
+            my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$entry);
+	    $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
+            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart,$group_privs);
+	    if ($role=~/^cr/) { 
+		if ($role=~m|^(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|) {
+		    ($trole,my $trest)=($role=~m|^(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|);
+		    ($tend,$tstart)=split('_',$trest);
+		} else {
+		    $trole=$role;
+		}
+            } elsif ($role =~ m|^gr/|) {
+                ($trole,$tend,$tstart) = split(/_/,$role);
+                ($trole,$group_privs) = split(/\//,$trole);
+                $group_privs = &unescape($group_privs);
+	    } else {
+		($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
+	    }
+	    my %new_role = &set_arearole($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,
+					 $username);
+	    @userroles{keys(%new_role)} = @new_role{keys(%new_role)};
+            if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $trole=''; }
+            if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $trole=''; }
             if (($area ne '') && ($trole ne '')) {
 		my $spec=$trole.'.'.$area;
 		my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$area);
 		if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
-		    my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
- 		    my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
-		    if ($hostname{$homsvr} ne '') {
-			my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
-			   &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
-				
-			if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
-			    my ($syspriv,$dompriv,$coursepriv)=
-				split(/\_/,$roledef);
-			    if (defined($syspriv)) {
-				$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
-				$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
-			    }
-			    if ($tdomain ne '') {
-				if (defined($dompriv)) {
-				    $allroles{'cm./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
-				    $allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
-				}
-				if ($trest ne '') {
-				    if (defined($coursepriv)) {
-					$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
-					$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
-				    }
-				}
-			    }
-			}
-		    }
+                    &custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area);
+                } elsif ($trole eq 'gr') {
+                    &group_roleprivs(\%allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart);
 		} else {
-		    if (defined($pr{$trole.':s'})) {
-			$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':s'};
-			$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':s'};
-		    }
-		    if ($tdomain ne '') {
-			if (defined($pr{$trole.':d'})) {
-			    $allroles{'cm./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':d'};
-			    $allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':d'};
-			}
-			if ($trest ne '') {
-			    if (defined($pr{$trole.':c'})) {
-				$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':c'};
-				$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':c'};
-			    }
-			}
-		    }
+                    &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
 		}
             }
-          } 
+          }
         }
-        my $adv=0;
-        my $author=0;
-        foreach (keys %allroles) {
-            %thesepriv=();
-            if (($_!~/^st/) && ($_!~/^ta/) && ($_!~/^cm/)) { $adv=1; }
-            if (($_=~/^au/) || ($_=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
-            foreach (split(/:/,$allroles{$_})) {
-                if ($_ ne '') {
-		    my ($privilege,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$_);
-                    if ($restrictions eq '') {
-			$thesepriv{$privilege}='F';
-                    } else {
-                        if ($thesepriv{$privilege} ne 'F') {
-			    $thesepriv{$privilege}.=$restrictions;
-                        }
+        my ($author,$adv) = &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%allroles,\%allgroups);
+        $userroles{'user.adv'}    = $adv;
+	$userroles{'user.author'} = $author;
+        $env{'user.adv'}=$adv;
+    }
+    return \%userroles;  
+}
+
+sub set_arearole {
+    my ($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,$username) = @_;
+# log the associated role with the area
+    &userrolelog($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend);
+    return ('user.role.'.$trole.'.'.$area => $tstart.'.'.$tend);
+}
+
+sub custom_roleprivs {
+    my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area) = @_;
+    my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
+    my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
+    if (&hostname($homsvr) ne '') {
+        my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
+            &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
+        if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
+            my ($syspriv,$dompriv,$coursepriv)=split(/\_/,$roledef);
+            if (defined($syspriv)) {
+                $$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
+                $$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
+            }
+            if ($tdomain ne '') {
+                if (defined($dompriv)) {
+                    $$allroles{'cm./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
+                    $$allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
+                }
+                if (($trest ne '') && (defined($coursepriv))) {
+                    $$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
+                    $$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub group_roleprivs {
+    my ($allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart) = @_;
+    my $access = 1;
+    my $now = time;
+    if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $access = 0; }
+    if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $access=0; }
+    if ($access) {
+        my ($course,$group) = ($area =~ m|(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)/([^/]+)$|);
+        $$allgroups{$course}{$group} .=':'.$group_privs;
+    }
+}
+
+sub standard_roleprivs {
+    my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area) = @_;
+    if (defined($pr{$trole.':s'})) {
+        $$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':s'};
+        $$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':s'};
+    }
+    if ($tdomain ne '') {
+        if (defined($pr{$trole.':d'})) {
+            $$allroles{'cm./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':d'};
+            $$allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':d'};
+        }
+        if (($trest ne '') && (defined($pr{$trole.':c'}))) {
+            $$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':c'};
+            $$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$pr{$trole.':c'};
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub set_userprivs {
+    my ($userroles,$allroles,$allgroups) = @_; 
+    my $author=0;
+    my $adv=0;
+    my %grouproles = ();
+    if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
+        foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
+            my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
+            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)\.-) {
+                $trole = $1;
+                $area = $2;
+                $sec = $3;
+                $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
+                if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
+                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
+                        my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
+                        $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
+                                                $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
                     }
                 }
             }
-            $thesestr='';
-            foreach (keys %thesepriv) { $thesestr.=':'.$_.'&'.$thesepriv{$_}; }
-            $userroles.='user.priv.'.$_.'='.$thesestr."\n";
-        }
-        $userroles.='user.adv='.$adv."\n".
-	            'user.author='.$author."\n";
-        $ENV{'user.adv'}=$adv;
+        }
+    }
+    foreach my $group (keys(%grouproles)) {
+        $$allroles{$group} = $grouproles{$group};
+    }
+    foreach my $role (keys(%{$allroles})) {
+        my %thesepriv;
+        if (($role=~/^au/) || ($role=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
+        foreach my $item (split(/:/,$$allroles{$role})) {
+            if ($item ne '') {
+                my ($privilege,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$item);
+                if ($restrictions eq '') {
+                    $thesepriv{$privilege}='F';
+                } elsif ($thesepriv{$privilege} ne 'F') {
+                    $thesepriv{$privilege}.=$restrictions;
+                }
+                if ($thesepriv{'adv'} eq 'F') { $adv=1; }
+            }
+        }
+        my $thesestr='';
+        foreach my $priv (keys(%thesepriv)) {
+	    $thesestr.=':'.$priv.'&'.$thesepriv{$priv};
+	}
+        $userroles->{'user.priv.'.$role} = $thesestr;
     }
-    return $userroles;  
+    return ($author,$adv);
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- get interface
@@ -2393,12 +3200,12 @@ sub rolesinit {
 sub get {
    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    my $items='';
-   foreach (@$storearr) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'&';
+   foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+       $items.=&escape($item).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
 
    my $rep=&reply("get:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
@@ -2408,8 +3215,8 @@ sub get {
    }
    my %returnhash=();
    my $i=0;
-   foreach (@$storearr) {
-      $returnhash{$_}=unescape($pairs[$i]);
+   foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+      $returnhash{$item}=&thaw_unescape($pairs[$i]);
       $i++;
    }
    return %returnhash;
@@ -2420,12 +3227,12 @@ sub get {
 sub del {
    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    my $items='';
-   foreach (@$storearr) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'&';
+   foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+       $items.=&escape($item).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
 
    return &reply("del:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
@@ -2434,21 +3241,46 @@ sub del {
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- dump interface
 
 sub dump {
-   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
+    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+    if ($regexp) {
+	$regexp=&escape($regexp);
+    } else {
+	$regexp='.';
+    }
+    my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
+    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+    my %returnhash=();
+    foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+	$key = &unescape($key);
+	next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+	$returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------- dumpstore interface
+
+sub dumpstore {
+   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    if ($regexp) {
        $regexp=&escape($regexp);
    } else {
        $regexp='.';
    }
-   my $rep=reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp",$uhome);
+   my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
    my %returnhash=();
-   foreach (@pairs) {
-      my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$_);
-      $returnhash{unescape($key)}=unescape($value);
+   foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+       my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+       next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+       $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
    }
    return %returnhash;
 }
@@ -2457,13 +3289,14 @@ sub dump {
 
 sub getkeys {
    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $rep=reply("keys:$udomain:$uname:$namespace",$uhome);
    my @keyarray=();
-   foreach (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
-      push (@keyarray,&unescape($_));
+   foreach my $key (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+      next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+      push(@keyarray,&unescape($key));
    }
    return @keyarray;
 }
@@ -2471,9 +3304,9 @@ sub getkeys {
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- currentdump
 sub currentdump {
    my ($courseid,$sdom,$sname)=@_;
-   $courseid = $ENV{'request.course.id'} if (! defined($courseid));
-   $sdom     = $ENV{'user.domain'}       if (! defined($sdom));
-   $sname    = $ENV{'user.name'}         if (! defined($sname));
+   $courseid = $env{'request.course.id'} if (! defined($courseid));
+   $sdom     = $env{'user.domain'}       if (! defined($sdom));
+   $sname    = $env{'user.name'}         if (! defined($sname));
    my $uhome = &homeserver($sname,$sdom);
    my $rep=reply('currentdump:'.$sdom.':'.$sname.':'.$courseid,$uhome);
    return if ($rep =~ /^(error:|no_such_host)/);
@@ -2483,18 +3316,18 @@ sub currentdump {
    if ($rep eq "unknown_cmd") { 
        # an old lond will not know currentdump
        # Do a dump and make it look like a currentdump
-       my @tmp = &dump($courseid,$sdom,$sname,'.');
+       my @tmp = &dumpstore($courseid,$sdom,$sname,'.');
        return if ($tmp[0] =~ /^(error:|no_such_host)/);
        my %hash = @tmp;
        @tmp=();
        %returnhash = %{&convert_dump_to_currentdump(\%hash)};
    } else {
        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
-       foreach (@pairs) {
-           my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$_);
+       foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+           my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair,2);
            my ($symb,$param) = split(/:/,$key);
            $returnhash{&unescape($symb)}->{&unescape($param)} = 
-                                                          &unescape($value);
+                                                        &thaw_unescape($value);
        }
    }
    return %returnhash;
@@ -2508,6 +3341,8 @@ sub convert_dump_to_currentdump{
     # we might run in to problems with parameter names =~ /^v\./
     while (my ($key,$value) = each(%hash)) {
         my ($v,$symb,$param) = split(/:/,$key);
+	$symb  = &unescape($symb);
+	$param = &unescape($param);
         next if ($v eq 'version' || $symb eq 'keys');
         next if (exists($returnhash{$symb}) &&
                  exists($returnhash{$symb}->{$param}) &&
@@ -2527,12 +3362,18 @@ sub convert_dump_to_currentdump{
     return \%returnhash;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------ critical inc interface
+
+sub cinc {
+    return &inc(@_,'critical');
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- inc interface
 
 sub inc {
-    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname) = @_;
-    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname,$critical) = @_;
+    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
     my $items='';
     if (! ref($store)) {
@@ -2548,34 +3389,105 @@ sub inc {
         }
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
-    return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    if ($critical) {
+	return &critical("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    } else {
+	return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    }
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface
 
 sub put {
    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $items='';
-   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-       $items.=&escape($_).'='.&escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+   foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+       $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
    return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ newput interface
+
+sub newput {
+   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+   my $items='';
+   foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
+       $items.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
+   }
+   $items=~s/\&$//;
+   return &reply("newput:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------  putstore interface
+
+sub putstore {
+   my ($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+   my $items='';
+   foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
+       $items.= &escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($storehash->{$key}).'&';
+   }
+   $items=~s/\&$//;
+   my $esc_symb=&escape($symb);
+   my $esc_v=&escape($version);
+   my $reply =
+       &reply("putstore:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$esc_symb:$esc_v:$items",
+	      $uhome);
+   if ($reply eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+       # gfall back to way things use to be done
+       return &old_putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,
+			    $uname);
+   }
+   return $reply;
+}
+
+sub old_putstore {
+    my ($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+    my %newstorehash;
+    foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+	my $key = $version.':'.&escape($symb).':'.$item;
+	$newstorehash{$key} = $storehash->{$item};
+    }
+    my $items='';
+    my %allitems = ();
+    foreach my $item (keys(%newstorehash)) {
+	if ($item =~ m/^([^\:]+):([^\:]+):([^\:]+)$/) {
+	    my $key = $1.':keys:'.$2;
+	    $allitems{$key} .= $3.':';
+	}
+	$items.=$item.'='.&freeze_escape($newstorehash{$item}).'&';
+    }
+    foreach my $item (keys(%allitems)) {
+	$allitems{$item} =~ s/\:$//;
+	$items.= $item.'='.$allitems{$item}.'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------ critical put interface
 
 sub cput {
    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $items='';
-   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+   foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+       $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
    return &critical("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
@@ -2586,53 +3498,346 @@ sub cput {
 sub eget {
    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    my $items='';
-   foreach (@$storearr) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'&';
+   foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+       $items.=&escape($item).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $rep=&reply("eget:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
    my %returnhash=();
    my $i=0;
-   foreach (@$storearr) {
-      $returnhash{$_}=unescape($pairs[$i]);
+   foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
+      $returnhash{$item}=&thaw_unescape($pairs[$i]);
       $i++;
    }
    return %returnhash;
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------- Custom access rule evaluation
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpput interface
+sub tmpput {
+    my ($storehash,$server,$context)=@_;
+    my $items='';
+    foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+	$items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    if (defined($context)) {
+        $items .= ':'.&escape($context);
+    }
+    return &reply("tmpput:$items",$server);
+}
 
-sub customaccess {
-    my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
-    my ($urole,$urealm)=split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'});
-    $urealm=~s/^\W//;
-    my ($udom,$ucrs,$usec)=split(/\//,$urealm);
-    my $access=0;
-    foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,&metadata($uri,'rule_rights'))) {
-	my ($effect,$realm,$role)=split(/\:/,$_);
-        if ($role) {
-	   if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
-        }
-        foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
-            my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$_);
-            if ($tdom) {
-		if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpget interface
+sub tmpget {
+    my ($token,$server)=@_;
+    if (!defined($server)) { $server = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
+    my $rep=&reply("tmpget:$token",$server);
+    my %returnhash;
+    foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item);
+	$returnhash{&unescape($key)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpget interface
+sub tmpdel {
+    my ($token,$server)=@_;
+    if (!defined($server)) { $server = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
+    return &reply("tmpdel:$token",$server);
+}
+
+# -------------------------------------------------- portfolio access checking
+
+sub portfolio_access {
+    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) = &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
+    my $result = &get_portfolio_access($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group);
+    if ($result) {
+        my %setters;
+        if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
+            my ($startblock,$endblock) =
+                &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port',$unum,$udom);
+            if ($startblock && $endblock) {
+                return 'B';
+            }
+        } else {
+            my ($startblock,$endblock) =
+                &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port');
+            if ($startblock && $endblock) {
+                return 'B';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+       return 'F';
+    } elsif ($result =~ /^[^:]+:guest_/) {
+       return 'A';
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+
+sub get_portfolio_access {
+    my ($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$access_hash) = @_;
+
+    if (!ref($access_hash)) {
+	my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
+	my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms,$group,
+						   $file_name);
+	$access_hash = $access_controls{$file_name};
+    }
+
+    my ($public,$guest,@domains,@users,@courses,@groups);
+    my $now = time;
+    if (ref($access_hash) eq 'HASH') {
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_hash})) {
+            my ($num,$scope,$end,$start) = ($key =~ /^([^:]+):([a-z]+)_(\d*)_?(\d*)$/);
+            if ($start > $now) {
+                next;
             }
-            if ($tcrs) {
-		if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
+            if ($end && $end<$now) {
+                next;
             }
-            if ($tsec) {
-		if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
+            if ($scope eq 'public') {
+                $public = $key;
+                last;
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'guest') {
+                $guest = $key;
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'domains') {
+                push(@domains,$key);
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'users') {
+                push(@users,$key);
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'course') {
+                push(@courses,$key);
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'group') {
+                push(@groups,$key);
             }
-            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
-            last;
         }
-	if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
-            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
+        if ($public) {
+            return 'ok';
+        }
+        if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
+            if ($guest) {
+                return $guest;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (@domains > 0) {
+                foreach my $domkey (@domains) {
+                    if (ref($access_hash->{$domkey}{'dom'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        if (grep(/^\Q$env{'user.domain'}\E$/,@{$access_hash->{$domkey}{'dom'}})) {
+                            return 'ok';
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (@users > 0) {
+                foreach my $userkey (@users) {
+                    if (ref($access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'HASH') {
+                                if (($item->{'uname'} eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                                    ($item->{'udom'} eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+                                    return 'ok';
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } 
+                }
+            }
+            my %roleshash;
+            my @courses_and_groups = @courses;
+            push(@courses_and_groups,@groups); 
+            if (@courses_and_groups > 0) {
+                my (%allgroups,%allroles); 
+                my ($start,$end,$role,$sec,$group);
+                foreach my $envkey (%env) {
+                    if ($envkey =~ m-^user\.role\.(gr|cc|in|ta|ep|st)\./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)$-) {
+                        my $cid = $2.'_'.$3; 
+                        if ($1 eq 'gr') {
+                            $group = $4;
+                            $allgroups{$cid}{$group} = $env{$envkey};
+                        } else {
+                            if ($4 eq '') {
+                                $sec = 'none';
+                            } else {
+                                $sec = $4;
+                            }
+                            $allroles{$cid}{$1}{$sec} = $env{$envkey};
+                        }
+                    } elsif ($envkey =~ m-^user\.role\./cr/($match_domain/$match_username/\w*)./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)$-) {
+                        my $cid = $2.'_'.$3;
+                        if ($4 eq '') {
+                            $sec = 'none';
+                        } else {
+                            $sec = $4;
+                        }
+                        $allroles{$cid}{$1}{$sec} = $env{$envkey};
+                    }
+                }
+                if (keys(%allroles) == 0) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                foreach my $key (@courses_and_groups) {
+                    my %content = %{$$access_hash{$key}};
+                    my $cnum = $content{'number'};
+                    my $cdom = $content{'domain'};
+                    my $cid = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+                    if (!exists($allroles{$cid})) {
+                        next;
+                    }    
+                    foreach my $role_id (keys(%{$content{'roles'}})) {
+                        my @sections = @{$content{'roles'}{$role_id}{'section'}};
+                        my @groups = @{$content{'roles'}{$role_id}{'group'}};
+                        my @status = @{$content{'roles'}{$role_id}{'access'}};
+                        my @roles = @{$content{'roles'}{$role_id}{'role'}};
+                        foreach my $role (keys(%{$allroles{$cid}})) {
+                            if ((grep/^all$/,@roles) || (grep/^\Q$role\E$/,@roles)) {
+                                foreach my $sec (keys(%{$allroles{$cid}{$role}})) {
+                                    if (&course_group_datechecker($allroles{$cid}{$role}{$sec},$now,\@status) eq 'ok') {
+                                        if (grep/^all$/,@sections) {
+                                            return 'ok';
+                                        } else {
+                                            if (grep/^$sec$/,@sections) {
+                                                return 'ok';
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if (keys(%{$allgroups{$cid}}) == 0) {
+                                    if (grep/^none$/,@groups) {
+                                        return 'ok';
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    if (grep/^all$/,@groups) {
+                                        return 'ok';
+                                    } 
+                                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$allgroups{$cid}})) {
+                                        if (grep/^$group$/,@groups) {
+                                            return 'ok';
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                } 
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($guest) {
+                return $guest;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub course_group_datechecker {
+    my ($dates,$now,$status) = @_;
+    my ($start,$end) = split(/\./,$dates);
+    if (!$start && !$end) {
+        return 'ok';
+    }
+    if (grep/^active$/,@{$status}) {
+        if (((!$start) || ($start && $start <= $now)) && ((!$end) || ($end && $end >= $now))) {
+            return 'ok';
+        }
+    }
+    if (grep/^previous$/,@{$status}) {
+        if ($end > $now ) {
+            return 'ok';
+        }
+    }
+    if (grep/^future$/,@{$status}) {
+        if ($start > $now) {
+            return 'ok';
+        }
+    }
+    return; 
+}
+
+sub parse_portfolio_url {
+    my ($url) = @_;
+
+    my ($type,$udom,$unum,$group,$file_name);
+    
+    if ($url =~  m-^/*(?:uploaded|editupload)/($match_domain)/($match_username)/portfolio(/.+)$-) {
+	$type = 1;
+        $udom = $1;
+        $unum = $2;
+        $file_name = $3;
+    } elsif ($url =~ m-^/*(?:uploaded|editupload)/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/groups/([^/]+)/portfolio/(.+)$-) {
+	$type = 2;
+        $udom = $1;
+        $unum = $2;
+        $group = $3;
+        $file_name = $3.'/'.$4;
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($type,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group);
+    }
+    return $type;
+}
+
+sub is_portfolio_url {
+    my ($url) = @_;
+    return scalar(&parse_portfolio_url($url));
+}
+
+sub is_portfolio_file {
+    my ($file) = @_;
+    if (($file =~ /^portfolio/) || ($file =~ /^groups\/\w+\/portfolio/)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------- Custom access rule evaluation
+
+sub customaccess {
+    my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
+    my ($urole,$urealm)=split(/\./,$env{'request.role'},2);
+    my (undef,$udom,$ucrs,$usec)=split(/\//,$urealm);
+    $udom = &LONCAPA::clean_domain($udom);
+    $ucrs = &LONCAPA::clean_username($ucrs);
+    my $access=0;
+    foreach my $right (split(/\s*\,\s*/,&metadata($uri,'rule_rights'))) {
+	my ($effect,$realm,$role,$type)=split(/\:/,$right);
+	if ($type eq 'user') {
+	    foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
+		my ($tdom,$tcrs)=split(/\_/,$scope);
+		if ($tdom) {
+		    if ($tdom ne $env{'user.domain'}) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tcrs) {
+		    if ($tcrs ne $env{'user.name'}) { next; }
+		}
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+		last;
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    if ($role) {
+		if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
+	    }
+	    foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
+		my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$scope);
+		if ($tdom) {
+		    if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tcrs) {
+		    if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tsec) {
+		    if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
+		}
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+		last;
+	    }
+	    if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+	    }
 	}
     }
     return $access;
@@ -2641,39 +3846,89 @@ sub customaccess {
 # ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user privilege
 
 sub allowed {
-    my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
+    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role)=@_;
+    my $ver_orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
 
-    if (defined($ENV{'allowed.'.$priv})) { return $ENV{'allowed.'.$priv}; }
-# Free bre access to adm and meta resources
+    if ($priv eq 'evb') {
+# Evade communication block restrictions for specified role in a course
+        if ($env{'user.priv.'.$role} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/) {
+            return $1;
+        } else {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 
-    if ((($uri=~/^adm\//) || ($uri=~/\.meta$/)) && ($priv eq 'bre')) {
+    if (defined($env{'allowed.'.$priv})) { return $env{'allowed.'.$priv}; }
+# Free bre access to adm and meta resources
+    if (((($uri=~/^adm\//) && ($uri !~ m{/(?:smppg|bulletinboard)$})) 
+	 || (($uri=~/\.meta$/) && ($uri!~m|^uploaded/|) )) 
+	&& ($priv eq 'bre')) {
 	return 'F';
     }
 
+# Free bre access to user's own portfolio contents
+    my ($space,$domain,$name,@dir)=split('/',$uri);
+    if (($space=~/^(uploaded|editupload)$/) && ($env{'user.name'} eq $name) && 
+	($env{'user.domain'} eq $domain) && ('portfolio' eq $dir[0])) {
+        my %setters;
+        my ($startblock,$endblock) = 
+            &Apache::loncommon::blockcheck(\%setters,'port');
+        if ($startblock && $endblock) {
+            return 'B';
+        } else {
+            return 'F';
+        }
+    }
+
+# bre access to group portfolio for rgf priv in group, or mdg or vcg in course.
+    if (($space=~/^(uploaded|editupload)$/) && ($dir[0] eq 'groups') 
+         && ($dir[2] eq 'portfolio') && ($priv eq 'bre')) {
+        if (exists($env{'request.course.id'})) {
+            my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            if (($domain eq $cdom) && ($name eq $cnum)) {
+                my $courseprivid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+                $courseprivid=~s/\_/\//;
+                if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid
+                    .'/'.$dir[1]} =~/rgf\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                    return $1; 
+                } else {
+                    if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
+                        $courseprivid.='/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
+                    }
+                    if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.
+                        $courseprivid} =~/(mdg|vcg)\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                        return $2;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 # Free bre to public access
 
     if ($priv eq 'bre') {
         my $copyright=&metadata($uri,'copyright');
-	if (($copyright eq 'public') && (!$ENV{'request.course.id'})) { 
+	if (($copyright eq 'public') && (!$env{'request.course.id'})) { 
            return 'F'; 
         }
         if ($copyright eq 'priv') {
             $uri=~/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\//;
-	    unless (($ENV{'user.name'} eq $2) && ($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $1)) {
+	    unless (($env{'user.name'} eq $2) && ($env{'user.domain'} eq $1)) {
 		return '';
             }
         }
         if ($copyright eq 'domain') {
             $uri=~/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\//;
-	    unless (($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $1) ||
-                 ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $1)) {
+	    unless (($env{'user.domain'} eq $1) ||
+                 ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $1)) {
 		return '';
             }
         }
-        if ($ENV{'request.role'}=~ /li\.\//) {
+        if ($env{'request.role'}=~ /li\.\//) {
             # Library role, so allow browsing of resources in this domain.
             return 'F';
         }
@@ -2682,11 +3937,11 @@ sub allowed {
         }
     }
     # Domain coordinator is trying to create a course
-    if (($priv eq 'ccc') && ($ENV{'request.role'} =~ /^dc\./)) {
+    if (($priv eq 'ccc') && ($env{'request.role'} =~ /^dc\./)) {
         # uri is the requested domain in this case.
         # comparison to 'request.role.domain' shows if the user has selected
-        # a role of dc for the domain in question. 
-        return 'F' if ($uri eq $ENV{'request.role.domain'});
+        # a role of dc for the domain in question.
+        return 'F' if ($uri eq $env{'request.role.domain'});
     }
 
     my $thisallowed='';
@@ -2695,13 +3950,13 @@ sub allowed {
 
 # Course
 
-    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'}=~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+    if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}=~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
 # Domain
 
-    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.(split(/\//,$uri))[0].'/'}
+    if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.(split(/\//,$uri))[0].'/'}
        =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
@@ -2711,22 +3966,44 @@ sub allowed {
     $courseuri=~s/\_(\d)/\/$1/;
     $courseuri=~s/^([^\/])/\/$1/;
 
-    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseuri}
+    if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseuri}
        =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
-# URI is an uploaded document for this course
-
+# URI is an uploaded document for this course, default permissions don't matter
+# not allowing 'edit' access (editupload) to uploaded course docs
     if (($priv eq 'bre') && ($uri=~m|^uploaded/|)) {
-	my $refuri=$ENV{'httpref.'.$orguri};
-	if ($refuri) {
-	    if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
-		$thisallowed='F';
-	    }
-	}
+	$thisallowed='';
+        my ($match)=&is_on_map($uri);
+        if ($match) {
+            if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
+                  =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                $thisallowed.=$1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            my $refuri = $env{'httpref.'.$orguri} || $env{'httpref.'.$ver_orguri};
+            if ($refuri) {
+                if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
+                    $thisallowed='F';
+                } else {
+                    $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
+                    my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
+                    if ($match) {
+                        $thisallowed='F';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    if ($priv eq 'bre'
+	&& $thisallowed ne 'F' 
+	&& $thisallowed ne '2'
+	&& &is_portfolio_url($uri)) {
+	$thisallowed = &portfolio_access($uri);
+    }
+    
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
 
     if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
@@ -2735,7 +4012,16 @@ sub allowed {
 
 # If this is generating or modifying users, exit with special codes
 
-    if (':csu:cdc:ccc:cin:cta:cep:ccr:cst:cad:cli:cau:cdg:cca:'=~/\:\Q$priv\E\:/) {
+    if (':csu:cdc:ccc:cin:cta:cep:ccr:cst:cad:cli:cau:cdg:cca:caa:'=~/\:\Q$priv\E\:/) {
+	if (($priv eq 'cca') || ($priv eq 'caa')) {
+	    my ($audom,$auname)=split('/',$uri);
+# no author name given, so this just checks on the general right to make a co-author in this domain
+	    unless ($auname) { return $thisallowed; }
+# an author name is given, so we are about to actually make a co-author for a certain account
+	    if (($auname ne $env{'user.name'} && $env{'request.role'} !~ /^dc\./) ||
+		(($audom ne $env{'user.domain'} && $env{'request.role'} !~ /^dc\./) &&
+		 ($audom ne $env{'request.role.domain'}))) { return ''; }
+	}
 	return $thisallowed;
     }
 #
@@ -2744,18 +4030,18 @@ sub allowed {
 # Course: See if uri or referer is an individual resource that is part of 
 # the course
 
-    if ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
 
-       $courseprivid=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
-       if ($ENV{'request.course.sec'}) {
-          $courseprivid.='/'.$ENV{'request.course.sec'};
+       $courseprivid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+       if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
+          $courseprivid.='/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
        }
        $courseprivid=~s/\_/\//;
        my $checkreferer=1;
        my ($match,$cond)=&is_on_map($uri);
        if ($match) {
            $statecond=$cond;
-           if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
+           if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                $thisallowed.=$1;
                $checkreferer=0;
@@ -2763,16 +4049,16 @@ sub allowed {
        }
        
        if ($checkreferer) {
-	  my $refuri=$ENV{'httpref.'.$orguri};
+	  my $refuri=$env{'httpref.'.$orguri};
             unless ($refuri) {
-                foreach (keys %ENV) {
-		    if ($_=~/^httpref\..*\*/) {
-			my $pattern=$_;
+                foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+		    if ($key=~/^httpref\..*\*/) {
+			my $pattern=$key;
                         $pattern=~s/^httpref\.\/res\///;
                         $pattern=~s/\*/\[\^\/\]\+/g;
                         $pattern=~s/\//\\\//g;
                         if ($orguri=~/$pattern/) {
-			    $refuri=$ENV{$_};
+			    $refuri=$env{$key};
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -2783,7 +4069,7 @@ sub allowed {
           my ($match,$cond)=&is_on_map($refuri);
             if ($match) {
               my $refstatecond=$cond;
-              if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
+              if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                   $thisallowed.=$1;
                   $uri=$refuri;
@@ -2823,39 +4109,39 @@ sub allowed {
 
     my $envkey;
     if ($thisallowed=~/L/) {
-        foreach $envkey (keys %ENV) {
+        foreach $envkey (keys %env) {
            if ($envkey=~/^user\.role\.(st|ta)\.([^\.]*)/) {
                my $courseid=$2;
                my $roleid=$1.'.'.$2;
                $courseid=~s/^\///;
                my $expiretime=600;
-               if ($ENV{'request.role'} eq $roleid) {
+               if ($env{'request.role'} eq $roleid) {
 		  $expiretime=120;
                }
 	       my ($cdom,$cnum,$csec)=split(/\//,$courseid);
                my $prefix='course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.';
-               if ((time-$ENV{$prefix.'last_cache'})>$expiretime) {
-		   &coursedescription($courseid);
+               if ((time-$env{$prefix.'last_cache'})>$expiretime) {
+		   &coursedescription($courseid,{'freshen_cache' => 1});
                }
-               if (($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
-                || ($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
-		   if ($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
-                       &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},
-                            $ENV{'user.home'},
+               if (($env{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
+                || ($env{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
+		   if ($env{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
+                       &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},
+                            $env{'user.home'},
                             'Locked by res: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' due to '.
                             $cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$csec.' expire '.
-                            $ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'});
+                            $env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'});
 		       return '';
                    }
                }
-               if (($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
-                || ($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
-		   if ($ENV{'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
-                       &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},
-                            $ENV{'user.home'},
+               if (($env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
+                || ($env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
+		   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 '.
                             $cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$csec.' expire '.
-                            $ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'});
+                            $env{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'});
 		       return '';
                    }
                }
@@ -2867,8 +4153,14 @@ sub allowed {
 # Rest of the restrictions depend on selected course
 #
 
-    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
-       return '1';
+    unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+	if ($thisallowed eq 'A') {
+	    return 'A';
+        } elsif ($thisallowed eq 'B') {
+            return 'B';
+	} else {
+	    return '1';
+	}
     }
 
 #
@@ -2879,21 +4171,25 @@ sub allowed {
 # Course preferences
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/C/) {
-       my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'}))[0];
-       my $unamedom=$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$ENV{'user.domain'};
-       if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
+       my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$env{'request.role'}))[0];
+       my $unamedom=$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+       if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-           &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
-                'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
-                $ENV{'request.course.id'});
+	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
+			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
+			$env{'request.course.id'});
+	   }
            return '';
        }
 
-       if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
+       if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
-           &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
-                'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
-                $ENV{'request.course.id'});
+	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.
+			'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
+			$env{'request.course.id'});
+	   }
            return '';
        }
    }
@@ -2901,20 +4197,22 @@ sub allowed {
 # Resource preferences
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/R/) {
-       my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'}))[0];
+       my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$env{'request.role'}))[0];
        if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-	  &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
-                    'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
-          return '';
+	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
+			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
+	   }
+	   return '';
        }
    }
 
 # Restricted by state or randomout?
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/X/) {
-      if ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}) {
-         my $symb=&symbread($uri,1);
-         if (($symb) && ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&\Q$symb\E\&/)) { 
+      if ($env{'acc.randomout'}) {
+	 if (!$symb) { $symb=&symbread($uri,1); }
+         if (($symb) && ($env{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&\Q$symb\E\&/)) { 
             return ''; 
          }
       }
@@ -2925,21 +4223,27 @@ sub allowed {
       }
    }
 
+    if ($thisallowed eq 'A') {
+	return 'A';
+    } elsif ($thisallowed eq 'B') {
+        return 'B';
+    }
    return 'F';
 }
 
+sub split_uri_for_cond {
+    my $uri=&deversion(&declutter(shift));
+    my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
+    my $filename=pop(@uriparts);
+    my $pathname=join('/',@uriparts);
+    return ($pathname,$filename);
+}
 # --------------------------------------------------- Is a resource on the map?
 
 sub is_on_map {
-    my $uri=&declutter(shift);
-    $uri=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+)$/\.$1/;
-    my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
-    my $filename=$uriparts[$#uriparts];
-    my $pathname=$uri;
-    $pathname=~s|/\Q$filename\E$||;
-    $pathname=~s/^adm\/wrapper\///;    
+    my ($pathname,$filename) = &split_uri_for_cond(shift);
     #Trying to find the conditional for the file
-    my $match=($ENV{'acc.res.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$pathname}=~
+    my $match=($env{'acc.res.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$pathname}=~
 	       /\&\Q$filename\E\:([\d\|]+)\&/);
     if ($match) {
 	return (1,$1);
@@ -2958,7 +4262,7 @@ sub get_symb_from_alias {
 # Must be an alias
     my $aliassymb='';
     my %bighash;
-    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                             &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
         my $rid=$bighash{'mapalias_'.$symb};
 	if ($rid) {
@@ -2976,8 +4280,8 @@ sub get_symb_from_alias {
 sub definerole {
   if (allowed('mcr','/')) {
     my ($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole)=@_;
-    foreach (split(':',$sysrole)) {
-	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
+    foreach my $role (split(':',$sysrole)) {
+	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$role);
         if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:s:$crole"; }
         if ($pr{'cr:s'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
 	    if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
@@ -2985,8 +4289,8 @@ sub definerole {
             }
         }
     }
-    foreach (split(':',$domrole)) {
-	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
+    foreach my $role (split(':',$domrole)) {
+	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$role);
         if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:d:$crole"; }
         if ($pr{'cr:d'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
 	    if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/\Q$crole\W\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
@@ -2994,8 +4298,8 @@ sub definerole {
             }
         }
     }
-    foreach (split(':',$courole)) {
-	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
+    foreach my $role (split(':',$courole)) {
+	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$role);
         if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:c:$crole"; }
         if ($pr{'cr:c'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
 	    if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/\Q$crole\E\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
@@ -3003,11 +4307,11 @@ sub definerole {
             }
         }
     }
-    my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
-                "$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
+    my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
+                "$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
 	        "rolesdef_$rolename=".
                 escape($sysrole.'_'.$domrole.'_'.$courole);
-    return reply($command,$ENV{'user.home'});
+    return reply($command,$env{'user.home'});
   } else {
     return 'refused';
   }
@@ -3018,6 +4322,7 @@ sub definerole {
 sub metadata_query {
     my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
     my %rhash;
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
@@ -3041,14 +4346,95 @@ sub log_query {
     my ($uname,$udom,$query,%filters)=@_;
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     if ($uhome eq 'no_host') { return 'error: no_host'; }
-    my $uhost=$hostname{$uhome};
-    my $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys %filters));
+    my $uhost=&hostname($uhome);
+    my $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys(%filters)));
     my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$command,
                        $uhome);
     unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$uhost\E\_/) { return 'error: '.$queryid; }
     return get_query_reply($queryid);
 }
 
+# -------------------------- Update MySQL table for portfolio file
+
+sub update_portfolio_table {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$file_name,$query,$group,$action) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    my $queryid=
+        &reply("querysend:".$query.':'.&escape($uname.':'.$udom.':'.$group).
+               ':'.&escape($file_name).':'.$action,$homeserver);
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    return $reply;
+}
+
+# ------- Request retrieval of institutional classlists for course(s)
+
+sub fetch_enrollment_query {
+    my ($context,$affiliatesref,$replyref,$dom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my $homeserver;
+    my $maxtries = 1;
+    if ($context eq 'automated') {
+        $homeserver = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+        $maxtries = 10; # will wait for up to 2000s for retrieval of classlist data before timeout
+    } else {
+        $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
+    }
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+    my $cmd = '';
+    foreach my $affiliate (keys %{$affiliatesref}) {
+        $cmd .= $affiliate.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$affiliate}}).'%%';
+    }
+    $cmd =~ s/%%$//;
+    $cmd = &escape($cmd);
+    my $query = 'fetchenrollment';
+    my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$dom.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$cmd,$homeserver);
+    unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$host\E\_/) { 
+        &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query: invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$host.' and homeserver: '.$homeserver.' context: '.$context.' '.$cnum); 
+        return 'error: '.$queryid;
+    }
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    my $tries = 1;
+    while (($reply=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+        $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+        $tries ++;
+    }
+    if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
+        &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' '.$env{'user.name'}.' for '.$queryid.' context: '.$context.' '.$cnum.' maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
+    } else {
+        my @responses = split/:/,$reply;
+        if ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
+            foreach my $line (@responses) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$line,2);
+                $$replyref{$key} = $value;
+            }
+        } else {
+            my $pathname = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
+            foreach my $line (@responses) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$line);
+                $$replyref{$key} = $value;
+                if ($value > 0) {
+                    foreach my $item (@{$$affiliatesref{$key}}) {
+                        my $filename = $dom.'_'.$key.'_'.$item.'_classlist.xml';
+                        my $destname = $pathname.'/'.$filename;
+                        my $xml_classlist = &reply("autoretrieve:".$filename,$homeserver);
+                        if ($xml_classlist =~ /^error/) {
+                            &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query - autoretrieve error: '.$xml_classlist.' for '.$filename.' from server: '.$homeserver.' '.$context.' '.$cnum);
+                        } else {
+                            if ( open(FILE,">$destname") ) {
+                                print FILE &unescape($xml_classlist);
+                                close(FILE);
+                            } else {
+                                &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query - error opening classlist file '.$destname.' '.$context.' '.$cnum);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return 'ok';
+    }
+    return 'error';
+}
+
 sub get_query_reply {
     my $queryid=shift;
     my $replyfile=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$queryid;
@@ -3077,27 +4463,412 @@ sub courselog_query {
 # end: timestamp
 #
     my (%filters)=@_;
-    unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return 'no_course'; }
+    unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return 'no_course'; }
     if ($filters{'url'}) {
 	$filters{'url'}=&symbclean(&declutter($filters{'url'}));
         $filters{'url'}=~s/\.(\w+)$/(\\.\\d+)*\\.$1/;
         $filters{'url'}=~s/\.(\w+)\_\_\_/(\\.\\d+)*\\.$1/;
     }
-    my $cname=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-    my $cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    my $cname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+    my $cdom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
     return &log_query($cname,$cdom,'courselog',%filters);
 }
 
 sub userlog_query {
+#
+# possible filters:
+# action: log check role
+# start: timestamp
+# end: timestamp
+#
     my ($uname,$udom,%filters)=@_;
     return &log_query($uname,$udom,'userlog',%filters);
 }
 
+#--------- Call auto-enrollment subs in localenroll.pm for homeserver for course 
+
+sub auto_run {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $response = 0;
+    my $settings;
+    my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',['autoenroll'],$cdom);
+    if (ref($domconfig{'autoenroll'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $settings = $domconfig{'autoenroll'};
+        if ($settings->{'run'} eq '1') {
+            $response = 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        $response = &reply('autorun:'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+    }
+    return $response;
+}
+
+sub auto_get_sections {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_coursecode) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my @secs = ();
+    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autogetsections:'.$inst_coursecode.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+    unless ($response eq 'refused') {
+        @secs = split/:/,$response;
+    }
+    return @secs;
+}
+
+sub auto_new_course {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_course_id,$owner) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autonewcourse:'.$inst_course_id.':'.$owner.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+    return $response;
+}
+
+sub auto_validate_courseID {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_course_id) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autovalidatecourse:'.$inst_course_id.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+    return $response;
+}
+
+sub auto_create_password {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,$response);
+    my $create_passwd = 0;
+    my $authchk = '';
+    if ($udom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+        $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    }
+    if ($homeserver eq '') {
+        if (($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) && ($cnum =~ /^$match_courseid$/)) {
+            $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        }
+    }
+    if ($homeserver eq '') {
+        $authchk = 'nodomain';
+    } else {
+        $response=&unescape(&reply('autocreatepassword:'.$authparam.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+        if ($response eq 'refused') {
+            $authchk = 'refused';
+        } else {
+            ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = split/:/,$response;
+        }
+    }
+    return ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk);
+}
+
+sub auto_photo_permission {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$students) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my ($outcome,$perm_reqd,$conditions) = 
+	split(/:/,&unescape(&reply('autophotopermission:'.$cdom,$homeserver)),3);
+    if ($outcome =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
+    return ($outcome,$perm_reqd,$conditions);
+}
+
+sub auto_checkphotos {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$pid) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    my ($result,$resulttype);
+    my $outcome = &unescape(&reply('autophotocheck:'.&escape($udom).':'.
+				   &escape($uname).':'.&escape($pid),
+				   $homeserver));
+    if ($outcome =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
+    if ($outcome) {
+        ($result,$resulttype) = split(/:/,$outcome);
+    } 
+    return ($result,$resulttype);
+}
+
+sub auto_photochoice {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my ($update,$comment) = split(/:/,&unescape(&reply('autophotochoice:'.
+						       &escape($cdom),
+						       $homeserver)));
+    if ($update =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
+    return ($update,$comment);
+}
+
+sub auto_photoupdate {
+    my ($affiliatesref,$dom,$cnum,$photo) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+    my $cmd = '';
+    my $maxtries = 1;
+    foreach my $affiliate (keys(%{$affiliatesref})) {
+        $cmd .= $affiliate.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$affiliate}}).'%%';
+    }
+    $cmd =~ s/%%$//;
+    $cmd = &escape($cmd);
+    my $query = 'institutionalphotos';
+    my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$dom.':'.$cnum.':'.$cmd,$homeserver);
+    unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+        &logthis('institutionalphotos: invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$host.' and homeserver: '.$homeserver.' and course: '.$cnum);
+        return 'error: '.$queryid;
+    }
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    my $tries = 1;
+    while (($reply=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+        $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+        $tries ++;
+    }
+    if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
+        &logthis('institutionalphotos error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' '.$env{'user.name'}.' for '.$queryid.' course: '.$cnum.' maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
+    } else {
+        my @responses = split(/:/,$reply);
+        my $outcome = shift(@responses); 
+        foreach my $item (@responses) {
+            my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$item);
+            $$photo{$key} = $value;
+        }
+        return $outcome;
+    }
+    return 'error';
+}
+
+sub auto_instcode_format {
+    my ($caller,$codedom,$instcodes,$codes,$codetitles,$cat_titles,
+	$cat_order) = @_;
+    my $courses = '';
+    my @homeservers;
+    if ($caller eq 'global') {
+	my %servers = &get_servers($codedom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+		push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	    }
+        }
+    } else {
+        push(@homeservers,&homeserver($caller,$codedom));
+    }
+    foreach my $code (keys(%{$instcodes})) {
+        $courses .= &escape($code).'='.&escape($$instcodes{$code}).'&';
+    }
+    chop($courses);
+    my $ok_response = 0;
+    my $response;
+    while (@homeservers > 0 && $ok_response == 0) {
+        my $server = shift(@homeservers); 
+        $response=&reply('autoinstcodeformat:'.$codedom.':'.$courses,$server);
+        if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+            my ($codes_str,$codetitles_str,$cat_titles_str,$cat_order_str) = 
+		split/:/,$response;
+            %{$codes} = (%{$codes},&str2hash($codes_str));
+            push(@{$codetitles},&str2array($codetitles_str));
+            %{$cat_titles} = (%{$cat_titles},&str2hash($cat_titles_str));
+            %{$cat_order} = (%{$cat_order},&str2hash($cat_order_str));
+            $ok_response = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($ok_response) {
+        return 'ok';
+    } else {
+        return $response;
+    }
+}
+
+sub auto_instcode_defaults {
+    my ($domain,$returnhash,$code_order) = @_;
+    my @homeservers;
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($domain,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+	    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	}
+    }
+
+    my $response;
+    foreach my $server (@homeservers) {
+        $response=&reply('autoinstcodedefaults:'.$domain,$server);
+        next if ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/);
+	
+	foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
+	    my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
+	    if ($name eq 'code_order') {
+		@{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
+	    } else {
+		$returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
+	return 'ok';
+    }
+
+    return $response;
+} 
+
+sub auto_validate_class_sec {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$owner,$inst_class) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $response=&reply('autovalidateclass_sec:'.$inst_class.':'.
+                        &escape($owner).':'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+    return $response;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
+
+sub get_coursegroups {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group,$namespace) = @_;
+    return(&dump($namespace,$cdom,$cnum,$group));
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$groupsettings) = @_;
+    return(&put('coursegroups',$groupsettings,$cdom,$cnum));
+}
+
+sub toggle_coursegroup_status {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group,$action) = @_;
+    my ($from_namespace,$to_namespace);
+    if ($action eq 'delete') {
+        $from_namespace = 'coursegroups';
+        $to_namespace = 'deleted_groups';
+    } else {
+        $from_namespace = 'deleted_groups';
+        $to_namespace = 'coursegroups';
+    }
+    my %curr_group = &get_coursegroups($cdom,$cnum,$group,$from_namespace);
+    if (my $tmp = &error(%curr_group)) {
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis('Error retrieving group: '.$tmp.' in '.$cnum.':'.$cdom);
+        return ('read error',$tmp);
+    } else {
+        my %savedsettings = %curr_group; 
+        my $result = &put($to_namespace,\%savedsettings,$cdom,$cnum);
+        my $deloutcome;
+        if ($result eq 'ok') {
+            $deloutcome = &del($from_namespace,[$group],$cdom,$cnum);
+        } else {
+            return ('write error',$result);
+        }
+        if ($deloutcome eq 'ok') {
+            return 'ok';
+        } else {
+            return ('delete error',$deloutcome);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub modify_group_roles {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group_id,$user,$end,$start,$userprivs) = @_;
+    my $url = '/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$group_id;
+    my $role = 'gr/'.&escape($userprivs);
+    my ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start);
+    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+        &devalidate_getgroups_cache($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum);
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$membership) = @_;
+    my $result = &put('groupmembership',$membership,$cdom,$cnum);
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub get_active_groups {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my %groups = ();
+    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+        if ($key =~ m-user\.role\.gr\./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/(\w+)$-) {
+            my ($start,$end) = split(/\./,$env{$key});
+            if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) { next; }
+            if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
+            if ($1 eq $cdom && $2 eq $cnum) {
+                $groups{$3} = $env{$key} ;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %groups;
+}
+
+sub get_group_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group) = @_;
+    return(&dump('groupmembership',$cdom,$cnum,$group));
+}
+
+sub get_users_groups {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$courseid) = @_;
+    my @usersgroups;
+    my $cachetime=1800;
+
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname:$courseid";
+    my ($grouplist,$cached)=&is_cached_new('getgroups',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        @usersgroups = split(/:/,$grouplist);
+    } else {  
+        $grouplist = '';
+        my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($courseid);
+        my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,$courseurl);
+        my $access_end = $env{'course.'.$courseid.
+                              '.default_enrollment_end_date'};
+        my $now = time;
+        foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
+            if ($key =~ /^\Q$courseurl\E\/(\w+)\_gr$/) {
+                my $group = $1;
+                if ($roleshash{$key} =~ /_(\d+)_(\d+)$/) {
+                    my $start = $2;
+                    my $end = $1;
+                    if ($start == -1) { next; } # deleted from group
+                    if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
+                    if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) {
+                        if ($access_end && $access_end < $now) {
+                            if ($access_end - $end < 86400) {
+                                push(@usersgroups,$group);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        next;
+                    }
+                    push(@usersgroups,$group);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        @usersgroups = &sort_course_groups($courseid,@usersgroups);
+        $grouplist = join(':',@usersgroups);
+        &do_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid,$grouplist,$cachetime);
+    }
+    return @usersgroups;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_getgroups_cache {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum)=@_;
+    my $courseid = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname:$courseid";
+    &devalidate_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub plaintext {
-    my $short=shift;
-    return &mt($prp{$short});
+    my ($short,$type,$cid) = @_;
+    if ($short =~ /^cr/) {
+	return (split('/',$short))[-1];
+    }
+    if (!defined($cid)) {
+        $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
+    }
+    if (defined($cid) && defined($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.'.plaintext'})) {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.
+                                          '.plaintext'});
+    }
+    my %rolenames = (
+                      Course => 'std',
+                      Group => 'alt1',
+                    );
+    if (defined($type) && 
+         defined($rolenames{$type}) && 
+         defined($prp{$short}{$rolenames{$type}})) {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short}{$rolenames{$type}});
+    } else {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short}{'std'});
+    }
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Assign Role
@@ -3107,26 +4878,36 @@ sub assignrole {
     my $mrole;
     if ($role =~ /^cr\//) {
         my $cwosec=$url;
-        $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
+        $cwosec=~s/^\/($match_domain)\/($match_courseid)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
 	unless (&allowed('ccr',$cwosec)) {
            &logthis('Refused custom assignrole: '.
              $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
-		    $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
+		    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
            return 'refused'; 
         }
         $mrole='cr';
+    } elsif ($role =~ /^gr\//) {
+        my $cwogrp=$url;
+        $cwogrp=~s{^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/.*}{$1/$2};
+        unless (&allowed('mdg',$cwogrp)) {
+            &logthis('Refused group assignrole: '.
+              $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
+                    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
+            return 'refused';
+        }
+        $mrole='gr';
     } else {
         my $cwosec=$url;
-        $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
+        $cwosec=~s/^\/($match_domain)\/($match_courseid)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
         unless ((&allowed('c'.$role,$cwosec)) || &allowed('c'.$role,$udom)) { 
            &logthis('Refused assignrole: '.
              $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
-		    $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
+		    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
            return 'refused'; 
         }
         $mrole=$role;
     }
-    my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
+    my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
                 "$udom:$uname:$url".'_'."$mrole=$role";
     if ($end) { $command.='_'.$end; }
     if ($start) {
@@ -3136,13 +4917,15 @@ sub assignrole {
            $command.='_0_'.$start;
         }
     }
+    my $origstart = $start;
+    my $origend = $end;
 # actually delete
     if ($deleteflag) {
 	if ((&allowed('dro',$udom)) || (&allowed('dro',$url))) {
 # modify command to delete the role
-           $command="encrypt:rolesdel:$ENV{'user.domain'}:$ENV{'user.name'}:".
+           $command="encrypt:rolesdel:$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
                 "$udom:$uname:$url".'_'."$mrole";
-	   &logthis("$ENV{'user.name'} at $ENV{'user.domain'} deletes $mrole in $url for $uname at $udom"); 
+	   &logthis("$env{'user.name'} at $env{'user.domain'} deletes $mrole in $url for $uname at $udom"); 
 # set start and finish to negative values for userrolelog
            $start=-1;
            $end=-1;
@@ -3152,7 +4935,12 @@ sub assignrole {
     my $answer=&reply($command,&homeserver($uname,$udom));
 # log new user role if status is ok
     if ($answer eq 'ok') {
-	&userrolelog($mrole,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
+	&userrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
+# for course roles, perform group memberships changes triggered by role change.
+        unless ($role =~ /^gr/) {
+            &Apache::longroup::group_changes($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$origend,
+                                             $origstart);
+        }
     }
     return $answer;
 }
@@ -3165,16 +4953,16 @@ sub modifyuserauth {
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     unless (&allowed('mau',$udom)) { return 'refused'; }
     &logthis('Call to modify user authentication '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.
-             $umode.' by '.$ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
-             ' in domain '.$ENV{'request.role.domain'});  
+             $umode.' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'}.
+             ' in domain '.$env{'request.role.domain'});  
     my $reply=&reply('encrypt:changeuserauth:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$umode.':'.
 		     &escape($upass),$uhome);
-    &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.home'},
+    &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.home'},
         'Authentication changed for '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$umode.
          '(Remote '.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}.'): '.$reply);
     &log($udom,,$uname,$uhome,
-        'Authentication changed by '.$ENV{'user.domain'}.', '.
-                                     $ENV{'user.name'}.', '.$umode.
+        'Authentication changed by '.$env{'user.domain'}.', '.
+                                     $env{'user.name'}.', '.$umode.
          '(Remote '.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}.'): '.$reply);
     unless ($reply eq 'ok') {
         &logthis('Authentication mode error: '.$reply);
@@ -3190,35 +4978,33 @@ sub modifyuser {
         $umode,   $upass, $first,
         $middle,  $last,  $gene,
         $forceid, $desiredhome, $email)=@_;
-    $udom=~s/\W//g;
-    $uname=~s/\W//g;
+    $udom= &LONCAPA::clean_domain($udom);
+    $uname=&LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
     &logthis('Call to modify user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
 	     $last.', '.$gene.'(forceid: '.$forceid.')'.
              (defined($desiredhome) ? ' desiredhome = '.$desiredhome :
                                      ' desiredhome not specified'). 
-             ' by '.$ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
-             ' in domain '.$ENV{'request.role.domain'});
+             ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'}.
+             ' in domain '.$env{'request.role.domain'});
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Create User
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
 	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
         my $unhome='';
-        if (defined($desiredhome) && $hostdom{$desiredhome} eq $udom) { 
+        if (defined($desiredhome) && &host_domain($desiredhome) eq $udom) { 
             $unhome = $desiredhome;
-	} elsif($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $udom) {
-	    $unhome=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
+	} elsif($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $udom) {
+	    $unhome=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
         } else { # load balancing routine for determining $unhome
-            my $tryserver;
             my $loadm=10000000;
-            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                  my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
-                  if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
-		      $loadm=$answer;
-                      $unhome=$tryserver;
-                  }
-	       }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
+		if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
+		    $loadm=$answer;
+		    $unhome=$tryserver;
+		}
 	    }
         }
         if (($unhome eq '') || ($unhome eq 'no_host')) {
@@ -3267,15 +5053,19 @@ sub modifyuser {
     if (defined($middle)) { $names{'middlename'} = $middle; }
     if ($last)   { $names{'lastname'}   = $last; }
     if (defined($gene))   { $names{'generation'} = $gene; }
-    if ($email)  { $names{'notification'} = $email;
-                   $names{'critnotification'} = $email; }
-
+    if ($email) {
+       $email=~s/[^\w\@\.\-\,]//gs;
+       if ($email=~/\@/) { $names{'notification'} = $email;
+			   $names{'critnotification'} = $email;
+			   $names{'permanentemail'} = $email; }
+    }
     my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
     if ($reply ne 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
+    &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
     &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
 	     $last.', '.$gene.' by '.
-             $ENV{'user.name'}.' at '.$ENV{'user.domain'});
+             $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
     return 'ok';
 }
 
@@ -3283,9 +5073,9 @@ sub modifyuser {
 
 sub modifystudent {
     my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,
-        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$cid)=@_;
+        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$locktype,$cid)=@_;
     if (!$cid) {
-	unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+	unless ($cid=$env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    return 'not_in_class';
 	}
     }
@@ -3298,24 +5088,23 @@ sub modifystudent {
     # students environment
     $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
     $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
-					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$cid);
+					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid);
     return $reply;
 }
 
 sub modify_student_enrollment {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,
-	$cid) = @_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid) = @_;
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$chome);
     if (!$cid) {
-	unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+	unless ($cid=$env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    return 'not_in_class';
 	}
-	$cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
-	$cnum=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+	$cdom=$env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+	$cnum=$env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
     } else {
 	($cdom,$cnum)=split(/_/,$cid);
     }
-    $chome=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'};
+    $chome=$env{'course.'.$cid.'.home'};
     if (!$chome) {
 	$chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
     }
@@ -3337,8 +5126,8 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
                        ['firstname','middlename','lastname', 'generation','id']
                        ,$udom,$uname);
 
-        #foreach (keys(%tmp)) {
-        #    &logthis("key $_ = ".$tmp{$_});
+        #foreach my $key (keys(%tmp)) {
+        #    &logthis("key $key = ".$tmp{$key});
         #}
         $first  = $tmp{'firstname'}  if (!defined($first)  || $first  eq '');
         $middle = $tmp{'middlename'} if (!defined($middle) || $middle eq '');
@@ -3346,14 +5135,15 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
         $gene   = $tmp{'generation'} if (!defined($gene)   || $gene eq '');
         $uid    = $tmp{'id'}         if (!defined($uid)    || $uid  eq '');
     }
-    my $fullname = &Apache::loncoursedata::ProcessFullName($last,$gene,
-                                                           $first,$middle);
+    my $fullname = &format_name($first,$middle,$last,$gene,'lastname');
     my $reply=cput('classlist',
 		   {"$uname:$udom" => 
-			join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type) },
+			join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type,$locktype) },
 		   $cdom,$cnum);
     unless (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
 	return 'error: '.$reply;
+    } else {
+	&devalidate_getsection_cache($udom,$uname,$cid);
     }
     # Add student role to user
     my $uurl='/'.$cid;
@@ -3364,6 +5154,25 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
     return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start);
 }
 
+sub format_name {
+    my ($firstname,$middlename,$lastname,$generation,$first)=@_;
+    my $name;
+    if ($first ne 'lastname') {
+	$name=$firstname.' '.$middlename.' '.$lastname.' '.$generation;
+    } else {
+	if ($lastname=~/\S/) {
+	    $name.= $lastname.' '.$generation.', '.$firstname.' '.$middlename;
+	    $name=~s/\s+,/,/;
+	} else {
+	    $name.= $firstname.' '.$middlename.' '.$generation;
+	}
+    }
+    $name=~s/^\s+//;
+    $name=~s/\s+$//;
+    $name=~s/\s+/ /g;
+    return $name;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------- Write to course preferences
 
 sub writecoursepref {
@@ -3376,8 +5185,8 @@ sub writecoursepref {
 	return 'error: no such course';
     }
     my $cstring='';
-    foreach (keys %prefs) {
-	$cstring.=escape($_).'='.escape($prefs{$_}).'&';
+    foreach my $pref (keys(%prefs)) {
+	$cstring.=&escape($pref).'='.&escape($prefs{$pref}).'&';
     }
     $cstring=~s/\&$//;
     return reply('put:'.$cdomain.':'.$cnum.':environment:'.$cstring,$chome);
@@ -3386,14 +5195,17 @@ sub writecoursepref {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Make/modify course
 
 sub createcourse {
-    my ($udom,$description,$url,$course_server,$nonstandard)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$description,$url,$course_server,$nonstandard,$inst_code,
+        $course_owner,$crstype)=@_;
     $url=&declutter($url);
     my $cid='';
     unless (&allowed('ccc',$udom)) {
         return 'refused';
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
-   my $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
+   my $uname=int(1+rand(9)).
+       ('a'..'z','A'..'Z','0'..'9')[int(rand(62))].
+       substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
        unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 # ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
@@ -3406,8 +5218,8 @@ sub createcourse {
        } 
    }
 # ------------------------------------------------ Check supplied server name
-    $course_server = $ENV{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
-    if (! exists($libserv{$course_server})) {
+    $course_server = $env{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
+    if (! &is_library($course_server)) {
         return 'error:bad server name '.$course_server;
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
@@ -3419,9 +5231,10 @@ sub createcourse {
 	return 'error: no such course';
     }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Course made
-# log existance
-    &courseidput($udom,&escape($udom.'_'.$uname).'='.&escape($description),
-                 $uhome);
+# log existence
+    &courseidput($udom,&escape($udom.'_'.$uname).'='.&escape($description).
+                 ':'.&escape($inst_code).':'.&escape($course_owner).':'.
+                  &escape($crstype),$uhome);
     &flushcourselogs();
 # set toplevel url
     my $topurl=$url;
@@ -3429,7 +5242,7 @@ sub createcourse {
 # ------------------------------------------ For standard courses, make top url
         my $mapurl=&clutter($url);
         if ($mapurl eq '/res/') { $mapurl=''; }
-        $ENV{'form.initmap'}=(<<ENDINITMAP);
+        $env{'form.initmap'}=(<<ENDINITMAP);
 <map>
 <resource id="1" type="start"></resource>
 <resource id="2" src="$mapurl"></resource>
@@ -3439,7 +5252,7 @@ sub createcourse {
 </map>
 ENDINITMAP
         $topurl=&declutter(
-        &finishuserfileupload($uname,$udom,$uhome,'initmap','default.sequence')
+        &finishuserfileupload($uname,$udom,'initmap','default.sequence')
                           );
     }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Write preferences
@@ -3449,6 +5262,16 @@ ENDINITMAP
     return '/'.$udom.'/'.$uname;
 }
 
+sub is_course {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my %courses = &courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,
+				undef,'.');
+    if (exists($courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum})) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Assign Custom Role
 
 sub assigncustomrole {
@@ -3474,6 +5297,424 @@ sub revokecustomrole {
            $deleteflag);
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ Disk usage
+sub diskusage {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$directoryRoot)=@_;
+    $directoryRoot =~ s/\/$//;
+    my $listing=&reply('du:'.$directoryRoot,homeserver($uname,$udom));
+    return $listing;
+}
+
+sub is_locked {
+    my ($file_name, $domain, $user) = @_;
+    my @check;
+    my $is_locked;
+    push @check, $file_name;
+    my %locked = &get('file_permissions',\@check,
+		      $env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'});
+    my ($tmp)=keys(%locked);
+    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%locked); }
+    
+    if (ref($locked{$file_name}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $is_locked = 'false';
+        foreach my $entry (@{$locked{$file_name}}) {
+           if (ref($entry) eq 'ARRAY') { 
+               $is_locked = 'true';
+               last;
+           }
+       }
+    } else {
+        $is_locked = 'false';
+    }
+}
+
+sub declutter_portfile {
+    my ($file) = @_;
+    $file =~ s{^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)}{/};
+    return $file;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------- Mark as Read Only
+
+sub mark_as_readonly {
+    my ($domain,$user,$files,$what) = @_;
+    my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user);
+    my ($tmp)=keys(%current_permissions);
+    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%current_permissions); }
+    foreach my $file (@{$files}) {
+	$file = &declutter_portfile($file);
+        push(@{$current_permissions{$file}},$what);
+    }
+    &put('file_permissions',\%current_permissions,$domain,$user);
+    return;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------Save Selected Files
+
+sub save_selected_files {
+    my ($user, $path, @files) = @_;
+    my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
+    my @other_files = &files_not_in_path($user, $path);
+    open (OUT, '>'.$tmpdir.$filename);
+    foreach my $file (@files) {
+        print (OUT $env{'form.currentpath'}.$file."\n");
+    }
+    foreach my $file (@other_files) {
+        print (OUT $file."\n");
+    }
+    close (OUT);
+    return 'ok';
+}
+
+sub clear_selected_files {
+    my ($user) = @_;
+    my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
+    open (OUT, '>'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    print (OUT undef);
+    close (OUT);
+    return ("ok");    
+}
+
+sub files_in_path {
+    my ($user, $path) = @_;
+    my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
+    my %return_files;
+    open (IN, '<'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    while (my $line_in = <IN>) {
+        chomp ($line_in);
+        my @paths_and_file = split (m!/!, $line_in);
+        my $file_part = pop (@paths_and_file);
+        my $path_part = join ('/', @paths_and_file);
+        $path_part.='/';
+        my $path_and_file = $path_part.$file_part;
+        if ($path_part eq $path) {
+            $return_files{$file_part}= 'selected';
+        }
+    }
+    close (IN);
+    return (\%return_files);
+}
+
+# called in portfolio select mode, to show files selected NOT in current directory
+sub files_not_in_path {
+    my ($user, $path) = @_;
+    my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
+    my @return_files;
+    my $path_part;
+    open(IN, '<'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    while (my $line = <IN>) {
+        #ok, I know it's clunky, but I want it to work
+        my @paths_and_file = split(m|/|, $line);
+        my $file_part = pop(@paths_and_file);
+        chomp($file_part);
+        my $path_part = join('/', @paths_and_file);
+        $path_part .= '/';
+        my $path_and_file = $path_part.$file_part;
+        if ($path_part ne $path) {
+            push(@return_files, ($path_and_file));
+        }
+    }
+    close(OUT);
+    return (@return_files);
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------Get portfolio file permissions
+
+sub get_portfile_permissions {
+    my ($domain,$user) = @_;
+    my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user);
+    my ($tmp)=keys(%current_permissions);
+    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%current_permissions); }
+    return \%current_permissions;
+}
+
+#---------------------------------------------Get portfolio file access controls
+
+sub get_access_controls {
+    my ($current_permissions,$group,$file) = @_;
+    my %access;
+    my $real_file = $file;
+    $file =~ s/\.meta$//;
+    if (defined($file)) {
+        if (ref($$current_permissions{$file."\0".'accesscontrol'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $control (keys(%{$$current_permissions{$file."\0".'accesscontrol'}})) {
+                $access{$real_file}{$control} = $$current_permissions{$file."\0".$control};
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$current_permissions})) {
+            if ($key =~ /\0accesscontrol$/) {
+                if (defined($group)) {
+                    if ($key !~ m-^\Q$group\E/-) {
+                        next;
+                    }
+                }
+                my ($fullpath) = split(/\0/,$key);
+                if (ref($$current_permissions{$key}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $control (keys(%{$$current_permissions{$key}})) {
+                        $access{$fullpath}{$control}=$$current_permissions{$fullpath."\0".$control};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %access;
+}
+
+sub modify_access_controls {
+    my ($file_name,$changes,$domain,$user)=@_;
+    my ($outcome,$deloutcome);
+    my %store_permissions;
+    my %new_values;
+    my %new_control;
+    my %translation;
+    my @deletions = ();
+    my $now = time;
+    if (exists($$changes{'activate'})) {
+        if (ref($$changes{'activate'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            my @newitems = sort(keys(%{$$changes{'activate'}}));
+            my $numnew = scalar(@newitems);
+            for (my $i=0; $i<$numnew; $i++) {
+                my $newkey = $newitems[$i];
+                my $newid = &Apache::loncommon::get_cgi_id();
+                if ($newkey =~ /^\d+:/) { 
+                    $newkey =~ s/^(\d+)/$newid/;
+                    $translation{$1} = $newid;
+                } elsif ($newkey =~ /^\d+_\d+_\d+:/) {
+                    $newkey =~ s/^(\d+_\d+_\d+)/$newid/;
+                    $translation{$1} = $newid;
+                }
+                $new_values{$file_name."\0".$newkey} = 
+                                          $$changes{'activate'}{$newitems[$i]};
+                $new_control{$newkey} = $now;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    my %todelete;
+    my %changed_items;
+    foreach my $action ('delete','update') {
+        if (exists($$changes{$action})) {
+            if (ref($$changes{$action}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $key (keys(%{$$changes{$action}})) {
+                    my ($itemnum) = ($key =~ /^([^:]+):/);
+                    if ($action eq 'delete') { 
+                        $todelete{$itemnum} = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $changed_items{$itemnum} = $key;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    # get lock on access controls for file.
+    my $lockhash = {
+                  $file_name."\0".'locked_access_records' => $env{'user.name'}.
+                                                       ':'.$env{'user.domain'},
+                   }; 
+    my $tries = 0;
+    my $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
+   
+    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries <3) {
+        $tries ++;
+        sleep 1;
+        $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
+    }
+    if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
+        my %curr_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user,$file_name);
+        my ($tmp)=keys(%curr_permissions);
+        if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%curr_permissions); }
+        if (exists($curr_permissions{$file_name."\0".'accesscontrol'})) {
+            my $curr_controls = $curr_permissions{$file_name."\0".'accesscontrol'};
+            if (ref($curr_controls) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $control_item (keys(%{$curr_controls})) {
+                    my ($itemnum) = ($control_item =~ /^([^:]+):/);
+                    if (defined($todelete{$itemnum})) {
+                        push(@deletions,$file_name."\0".$control_item);
+                    } else {
+                        if (defined($changed_items{$itemnum})) {
+                            $new_control{$changed_items{$itemnum}} = $now;
+                            push(@deletions,$file_name."\0".$control_item);
+                            $new_values{$file_name."\0".$changed_items{$itemnum}} = $$changes{'update'}{$changed_items{$itemnum}};
+                        } else {
+                            $new_control{$control_item} = $$curr_controls{$control_item};
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        $deloutcome = &del('file_permissions',\@deletions,$domain,$user);
+        $new_values{$file_name."\0".'accesscontrol'} = \%new_control;
+        $outcome = &put('file_permissions',\%new_values,$domain,$user);
+        #  remove lock
+        my @del_lock = ($file_name."\0".'locked_access_records');
+        my $dellockoutcome = &del('file_permissions',\@del_lock,$domain,$user);
+        my ($file,$group);
+        if (&is_course($domain,$user)) {
+            ($group,$file) = split(/\//,$file_name,2);
+        } else {
+            $file = $file_name;
+        }
+        my $sqlresult =
+            &update_portfolio_table($user,$domain,$file,'portfolio_access',
+                                    $group);
+    } else {
+        $outcome = "error: could not obtain lockfile\n";  
+    }
+    return ($outcome,$deloutcome,\%new_values,\%translation);
+}
+
+sub make_public_indefinitely {
+    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $action = 'activate';
+    my $aclnum = 0;
+    if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+        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,
+                                                   $group,$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 {
+                    $action = 'update';
+                    $aclnum = $num;
+                }
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($action eq 'none') {
+             return 'ok';
+        } else {
+            my %changes;
+            my $newend = 0;
+            my $newstart = $now;
+            my $newkey = $aclnum.':public_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
+            $changes{$action}{$newkey} = {
+                type => 'public',
+                time => {
+                    start => $newstart,
+                    end   => $newend,
+                },
+            };
+            my ($outcome,$deloutcome,$new_values,$translation) =
+                &modify_access_controls($file_name,\%changes,$udom,$unum);
+            return $outcome;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only
+
+sub get_marked_as_readonly {
+    my ($domain,$user,$what,$group) = @_;
+    my $current_permissions = &get_portfile_permissions($domain,$user);
+    my @readonly_files;
+    my $cmp1=$what;
+    if (ref($what)) { $cmp1=join('',@{$what}) };
+    while (my ($file_name,$value) = each(%{$current_permissions})) {
+        if (defined($group)) {
+            if ($file_name !~ m-^\Q$group\E/-) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($value) eq "ARRAY"){
+            foreach my $stored_what (@{$value}) {
+                my $cmp2=$stored_what;
+                if (ref($stored_what) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    $cmp2=join('',@{$stored_what});
+                }
+                if ($cmp1 eq $cmp2) {
+                    push(@readonly_files, $file_name);
+                    last;
+                } elsif (!defined($what)) {
+                    push(@readonly_files, $file_name);
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return @readonly_files;
+}
+#-----------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only Hash
+
+sub get_marked_as_readonly_hash {
+    my ($current_permissions,$group,$what) = @_;
+    my %readonly_files;
+    while (my ($file_name,$value) = each(%{$current_permissions})) {
+        if (defined($group)) {
+            if ($file_name !~ m-^\Q$group\E/-) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($value) eq "ARRAY"){
+            foreach my $stored_what (@{$value}) {
+                if (ref($stored_what) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    foreach my $lock_descriptor(@{$stored_what}) {
+                        if ($lock_descriptor eq 'graded') {
+                            $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'graded';
+                        } elsif ($lock_descriptor eq 'handback') {
+                            $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'handback';
+                        } else {
+                            if (!exists($readonly_files{$file_name})) {
+                                $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'locked';
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } 
+            }
+        } 
+    }
+    return %readonly_files;
+}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ Unmark as Read Only
+
+sub unmark_as_readonly {
+    # unmarks $file_name (if $file_name is defined), or all files locked by $what 
+    # for portfolio submissions, $what contains [$symb,$crsid] 
+    my ($domain,$user,$what,$file_name,$group) = @_;
+    $file_name = &declutter_portfile($file_name);
+    my $symb_crs = $what;
+    if (ref($what)) { $symb_crs=join('',@$what); }
+    my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user,$group);
+    my ($tmp)=keys(%current_permissions);
+    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%current_permissions); }
+    my @readonly_files = &get_marked_as_readonly($domain,$user,$what,$group);
+    foreach my $file (@readonly_files) {
+	my $clean_file = &declutter_portfile($file);
+	if (defined($file_name) && ($file_name ne $clean_file)) { next; }
+	my $current_locks = $current_permissions{$file};
+        my @new_locks;
+        my @del_keys;
+        if (ref($current_locks) eq "ARRAY"){
+            foreach my $locker (@{$current_locks}) {
+                my $compare=$locker;
+                if (ref($locker) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    $compare=join('',@{$locker});
+                    if ($compare ne $symb_crs) {
+                        push(@new_locks, $locker);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (scalar(@new_locks) > 0) {
+                $current_permissions{$file} = \@new_locks;
+            } else {
+                push(@del_keys, $file);
+                &del('file_permissions',\@del_keys, $domain, $user);
+                delete($current_permissions{$file});
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    &put('file_permissions',\%current_permissions,$domain,$user);
+    return;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Directory lister
 
 sub dirlist {
@@ -3498,52 +5739,58 @@ sub dirlist {
 
     if($udom) {
         if($uname) {
-            my $listing=reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
-                              homeserver($uname,$udom));
-            return split(/:/,$listing);
+            my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
+				 &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+            my @listing_results;
+            if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+                $listing = &reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
+				  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
+            } else {
+                @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
+            }
+            return @listing_results;
         } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
-            my $tryserver;
-            my %allusers=();
-            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-                if($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                    my $listing=reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-                                      $udom, $tryserver);
-                    if (($listing ne 'no_such_dir') && ($listing ne 'empty')
-                        && ($listing ne 'con_lost')) {
-                        foreach (split(/:/,$listing)) {
-                            my ($entry,@stat)=split(/&/,$_);
-                            $allusers{$entry}=1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+            my %allusers;
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				     $udom, $tryserver);
+		my @listing_results;
+		if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+		    $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				      $udom, $tryserver);
+		    @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
+		} else {
+		    @listing_results =
+			map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
+		}
+		if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
+		    $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
+		    $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
+		    foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
+			my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
+			$allusers{$entry} = 1;
+		    }
+		}
             }
             my $alluserstr='';
-            foreach (sort keys %allusers) {
-                $alluserstr.=$_.'&user:';
+            foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
+                $alluserstr.=$user.'&user:';
             }
             $alluserstr=~s/:$//;
             return split(/:/,$alluserstr);
         } else {
-            my @emptyResults = ();
-            push(@emptyResults, 'missing user name');
-            return split(':',@emptyResults);
+            return ('missing user name');
         }
     } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
-        my $tryserver;
-        my %alldom=();
-        foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-            $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
-        }
-        my $alldomstr='';
-        foreach (sort keys %alldom) {
-            $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$_.'/&domain:';
-        }
-        $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
-        return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
-    } else {
-        my @emptyResults = ();
-        push(@emptyResults, 'missing domain');
-        return split(':',@emptyResults);
+        my @all_domains = sort(&all_domains());
+         foreach my $domain (@all_domains) {
+             $domain = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain';
+         }
+         return @all_domains;
+     } else {
+        return ('missing domain');
     }
 }
 
@@ -3561,8 +5808,8 @@ sub dirlist {
 ##
 sub GetFileTimestamp {
     my ($studentDomain,$studentName,$filename,$root)=@_;
-    $studentDomain=~s/\W//g;
-    $studentName=~s/\W//g;
+    $studentDomain = &LONCAPA::clean_domain($studentDomain);
+    $studentName   = &LONCAPA::clean_username($studentName);
     my $subdir=$studentName.'__';
     $subdir =~ s/(.)(.)(.).*/$1\/$2\/$3/;
     my $proname="$studentDomain/$subdir/$studentName";
@@ -3578,54 +5825,114 @@ sub GetFileTimestamp {
     }
 }
 
+sub stat_file {
+    my ($uri) = @_;
+    $uri = &clutter_with_no_wrapper($uri);
+
+    my ($udom,$uname,$file,$dir);
+    if ($uri =~ m-^/(uploaded|editupload)/-) {
+	($udom,$uname,$file) =
+	    ($uri =~ m-/(?:uploaded|editupload)/?($match_domain)/?($match_name)/?(.*)-);
+	$file = 'userfiles/'.$file;
+	$dir = &propath($udom,$uname);
+    }
+    if ($uri =~ m-^/res/-) {
+	($udom,$uname) = 
+	    ($uri =~ m-/(?:res)/?($match_domain)/?($match_username)/-);
+	$file = $uri;
+    }
+
+    if (!$udom || !$uname || !$file) {
+	# unable to handle the uri
+	return ();
+    }
+
+    my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$dir);
+    my @stats = split('&', $result);
+    
+    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
+	shift(@stats); #filename is first
+	return @stats;
+    }
+    return ();
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Condition
 
+# gets the value of a specific preevaluated condition
+#    stored in the string  $env{user.state.<cid>}
+# or looks up a condition reference in the bighash and if if hasn't
+# already been evaluated recurses into docondval to get the value of
+# the condition, then memoizing it to 
+#   $env{user.state.<cid>.<condition>}
 sub directcondval {
     my $number=shift;
-    if ($ENV{'user.state.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}}) {
-       return substr($ENV{'user.state.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}},$number,1);
+    if (!defined($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}})) {
+	&Apache::lonuserstate::evalstate();
+    }
+    if (exists($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number"})) {
+	return $env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number"};
+    } elsif ($number =~ /^_/) {
+	my $sub_condition;
+	if (tie(my %bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	    $sub_condition=$bighash{'conditions'.$number};
+	    untie(%bighash);
+	}
+	my $value = &docondval($sub_condition);
+	&appenv('user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number" => $value);
+	return $value;
+    }
+    if ($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}}) {
+       return substr($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}},$number,1);
     } else {
        return 2;
     }
 }
 
+# get the collection of conditions for this resource
 sub condval {
     my $condidx=shift;
-    my $result=0;
     my $allpathcond='';
-    foreach (split(/\|/,$condidx)) {
-       if (defined($ENV{'acc.cond.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$_})) {
-	   $allpathcond.=
-               '('.$ENV{'acc.cond.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$_}.')|';
-       }
+    foreach my $cond (split(/\|/,$condidx)) {
+	if (defined($env{'acc.cond.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$cond})) {
+	    $allpathcond.=
+		'('.$env{'acc.cond.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$cond}.')|';
+	}
     }
     $allpathcond=~s/\|$//;
-    if ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
-       if ($allpathcond) {
-          my $operand='|';
-	  my @stack;
-           foreach ($allpathcond=~/(\d+|\(|\)|\&|\|)/g) {
-              if ($_ eq '(') {
-                 push @stack,($operand,$result)
-              } elsif ($_ eq ')') {
-                  my $before=pop @stack;
-		  if (pop @stack eq '&') {
-		      $result=$result>$before?$before:$result;
-                  } else {
-                      $result=$result>$before?$result:$before;
-                  }
-              } elsif (($_ eq '&') || ($_ eq '|')) {
-                  $operand=$_;
-              } else {
-                  my $new=directcondval($_);
-                  if ($operand eq '&') {
-                     $result=$result>$new?$new:$result;
-                  } else {
-                     $result=$result>$new?$result:$new;
-                  }
-              }
-          }
-       }
+    return &docondval($allpathcond);
+}
+
+#evaluates an expression of conditions
+sub docondval {
+    my ($allpathcond) = @_;
+    my $result=0;
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'}
+	&& defined($allpathcond)) {
+	my $operand='|';
+	my @stack;
+	foreach my $chunk ($allpathcond=~/(\d+|_\d+\.\d+|\(|\)|\&|\|)/g) {
+	    if ($chunk eq '(') {
+		push @stack,($operand,$result);
+	    } elsif ($chunk eq ')') {
+		my $before=pop @stack;
+		if (pop @stack eq '&') {
+		    $result=$result>$before?$before:$result;
+		} else {
+		    $result=$result>$before?$result:$before;
+		}
+	    } elsif (($chunk eq '&') || ($chunk eq '|')) {
+		$operand=$chunk;
+	    } else {
+		my $new=directcondval($chunk);
+		if ($operand eq '&') {
+		    $result=$result>$new?$new:$result;
+		} else {
+		    $result=$result>$new?$result:$new;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -3635,29 +5942,100 @@ sub condval {
 sub devalidatecourseresdata {
     my ($coursenum,$coursedomain)=@_;
     my $hashid=$coursenum.':'.$coursedomain;
-    &devalidate_cache(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,'courseres');
+    &devalidate_cache_new('courseres',$hashid);
 }
 
+
 # --------------------------------------------------- Course Resourcedata Query
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#      $coursenum    - Number of the course.
+#      $coursedomain - Domain at which the course was created.
+#  Returns:
+#     A hash of the course parameters along (I think) with timestamps
+#     and version info.
 
-sub courseresdata {
-    my ($coursenum,$coursedomain,@which)=@_;
+sub get_courseresdata {
+    my ($coursenum,$coursedomain)=@_;
     my $coursehom=&homeserver($coursenum,$coursedomain);
     my $hashid=$coursenum.':'.$coursedomain;
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,'courseres');
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('courseres',$hashid);
+    my %dumpreply;
     unless (defined($cached)) {
-	my %dumpreply=&dump('resourcedata',$coursedomain,$coursenum);
+	%dumpreply=&dump('resourcedata',$coursedomain,$coursenum);
 	$result=\%dumpreply;
 	my ($tmp) = keys(%dumpreply);
 	if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
-	    &do_cache(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'courseres');
+	    &do_cache_new('courseres',$hashid,$result,600);
 	} elsif ($tmp =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host)/) {
 	    return $tmp;
 	} elsif ($tmp =~ /^(error)/) {
 	    $result=undef;
-	    &do_cache(\%courseresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'courseres');
+	    &do_cache_new('courseres',$hashid,$result,600);
 	}
     }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub devalidateuserresdata {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname";
+    &devalidate_cache_new('userres',$hashid);
+}
+
+sub get_userresdata {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    #most student don\'t have any data set, check if there is some data
+    if (&EXT_cache_status($udom,$uname)) { return undef; }
+
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname";
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('userres',$hashid);
+    if (!defined($cached)) {
+	my %resourcedata=&dump('resourcedata',$udom,$uname);
+	$result=\%resourcedata;
+	&do_cache_new('userres',$hashid,$result,600);
+    }
+    my ($tmp)=keys(%$result);
+    if (($tmp!~/^error\:/) && ($tmp!~/^con_lost/)) {
+	return $result;
+    }
+    #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
+    if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
+	&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
+		 " Trying to get resource data for ".
+		 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
+		 $tmp."</font>");
+    } elsif ($tmp=~/error: 2 /) {
+	#&EXT_cache_set($udom,$uname);
+	&do_cache_new('userres',$hashid,undef,600);
+	undef($tmp); # not really an error so don't send it back
+    }
+    return $tmp;
+}
+#----------------------------------------------- resdata - return resource data
+#  Purpose:
+#    Return resource data for either users or for a course.
+#  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'
+#     @which     - Array of names of resources desired.
+#  Returns:
+#     The value of the first reasource in @which that is found in the
+#     resource hash.
+#  Exceptional Conditions:
+#     If the $type passed in is not valid (not the string 'course' or 
+#     'user', an undefined  reference is returned.
+#     If none of the resources are found, an undef is returned
+sub resdata {
+    my ($name,$domain,$type,@which)=@_;
+    my $result;
+    if ($type eq 'course') {
+	$result=&get_courseresdata($name,$domain);
+    } elsif ($type eq 'user') {
+	$result=&get_userresdata($name,$domain);
+    }
+    if (!ref($result)) { return $result; }    
     foreach my $item (@which) {
 	if (defined($result->{$item})) {
 	    return $result->{$item};
@@ -3677,7 +6055,7 @@ sub clear_EXT_cache_status {
 sub EXT_cache_status {
     my ($target_domain,$target_user) = @_;
     my $cachename = 'cache.EXT.'.$target_user.'.'.$target_domain;
-    if (exists($ENV{$cachename}) && ($ENV{$cachename}+600) > time) {
+    if (exists($env{$cachename}) && ($env{$cachename}+600) > time) {
         # We know already the user has no data
         return 1;
     } else {
@@ -3688,13 +6066,13 @@ sub EXT_cache_status {
 sub EXT_cache_set {
     my ($target_domain,$target_user) = @_;
     my $cachename = 'cache.EXT.'.$target_user.'.'.$target_domain;
-    &appenv($cachename => time);
+    #&appenv($cachename => time);
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
 sub EXT {
-    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse)=@_;
 
+    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse)=@_;
     unless ($varname) { return ''; }
     #get real user name/domain, courseid and symb
     my $courseid;
@@ -3703,11 +6081,10 @@ sub EXT {
 	$symbparm=&get_symb_from_alias($symbparm);
     }
     if (!($uname && $udom)) {
-      (my $cursymb,$courseid,$udom,$uname,$publicuser)=
-	  &Apache::lonxml::whichuser($symbparm);
+      (my $cursymb,$courseid,$udom,$uname,$publicuser)= &whichuser($symbparm);
       if (!$symbparm) {	$symbparm=$cursymb; }
     } else {
-	$courseid=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
+	$courseid=$env{'request.course.id'};
     }
     my ($realm,$space,$qualifier,@therest)=split(/\./,$varname);
     my $rest;
@@ -3724,11 +6101,20 @@ sub EXT {
     if ($realm eq 'user') {
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- user.resource
 	if ($space eq 'resource') {
-	    if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem)) {
-		return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
+	    if ( (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem)
+		  || defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task))
+		 &&
+		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {	
+		# if we are in the middle of processing the resource the
+		# get the value we are planning on committing
+                if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest})) {
+                    return $Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest};
+                } else {
+                    return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
+                }
 	    } else {
 		my %restored;
-		if ($publicuser || $ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+		if ($publicuser || $env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
 		    %restored=&tmprestore($symbparm,$courseid,$udom,$uname);
 		} else {
 		    %restored=&restore($symbparm,$courseid,$udom,$uname);
@@ -3741,9 +6127,9 @@ sub EXT {
             return &allowed($qualifier,$rest);
 # ------------------------------------------ user.preferences, user.environment
         } elsif (($space eq 'preferences') || ($space eq 'environment')) {
-	    if (($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'}) &&
-		($udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'})) {
-		return $ENV{join('.',('environment',$qualifierrest))};
+	    if (($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+		($udom eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+		return $env{join('.',('environment',$qualifierrest))};
 	    } else {
 		my %returnhash;
 		if (!$publicuser) {
@@ -3755,11 +6141,11 @@ sub EXT {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- user.course
         } elsif ($space eq 'course') {
 	    # FIXME - not supporting calls for a specific user
-            return $ENV{join('.',('request.course',$qualifier))};
+            return $env{join('.',('request.course',$qualifier))};
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- user.role
         } elsif ($space eq 'role') {
 	    # FIXME - not supporting calls for a specific user
-            my ($role,$where)=split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'});
+            my ($role,$where)=split(/\./,$env{'request.role'});
             if ($qualifier eq 'value') {
 		return $role;
             } elsif ($qualifier eq 'extent') {
@@ -3783,115 +6169,112 @@ sub EXT {
 # ---------------------------------------------- pull stuff out of query string
         &Apache::loncommon::get_unprocessed_cgi($ENV{'QUERY_STRING'},
 						[$spacequalifierrest]);
-	return $ENV{'form.'.$spacequalifierrest}; 
+	return $env{'form.'.$spacequalifierrest}; 
    } elsif ($realm eq 'request') {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- request.browser
         if ($space eq 'browser') {
 	    if ($qualifier eq 'textremote') {
-		if (&mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
+		if (&Apache::lonlocal::mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
 		    return 1;
 		} else {
 		    return 0;
 		}
 	    } else {
-		return $ENV{'browser.'.$qualifier};
+		return $env{'browser.'.$qualifier};
 	    }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ request.filename
         } else {
-            return $ENV{'request.'.$spacequalifierrest};
+            return $env{'request.'.$spacequalifierrest};
         }
     } elsif ($realm eq 'course') {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- course.description
-        return $ENV{'course.'.$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest};
+        return $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest};
     } elsif ($realm eq 'resource') {
 
-	my $section;
-	if (defined($courseid) && $courseid eq $ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+	if (defined($courseid) && $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
+	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
+	}
+
+	if ($space eq 'title') {
+	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm = $env{'request.filename'}; }
+	    return &gettitle($symbparm);
+	}
+	
+	if ($space eq 'map') {
+	    my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
+	    return &symbread($map);
+	}
+
+	my ($section, $group, @groups);
+	my ($courselevelm,$courselevel);
+	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
+	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
 
 	    #print '<br>'.$space.' - '.$qualifier.' - '.$spacequalifierrest;
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Cascading lookup scheme
-	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
 	    my $symbp=$symbparm;
-	    my $mapp=(&decode_symb($symbp))[0];
+	    my $mapp=&deversion((&decode_symb($symbp))[0]);
 
 	    my $symbparm=$symbp.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $mapparm=$mapp.'___(all).'.$spacequalifierrest;
 
-	    if (($ENV{'user.name'} eq $uname) &&
-		($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
-		$section=$ENV{'request.course.sec'};
+	    if (($env{'user.name'} eq $uname) &&
+		($env{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
+		$section=$env{'request.course.sec'};
+                @groups = split(/:/,$env{'request.course.groups'});  
+                @groups=&sort_course_groups($courseid,@groups); 
 	    } else {
-                if (! defined($usection)) {
-                    $section=&usection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
-                } else {
-                    $section = $usection;
-                }
+		if (! defined($usection)) {
+		    $section=&getsection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
+		} else {
+		    $section = $usection;
+		}
+                @groups = &get_users_groups($udom,$uname,$courseid);
 	    }
 
 	    my $seclevel=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $seclevelr=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$symbparm;
 	    my $seclevelm=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$mapparm;
 
-	    my $courselevel=$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
+	    $courselevel=$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $courselevelr=$courseid.'.'.$symbparm;
-	    my $courselevelm=$courseid.'.'.$mapparm;
+	    $courselevelm=$courseid.'.'.$mapparm;
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
-	    #most student don\'t have any data set, check if there is some data
-	    if (! &EXT_cache_status($udom,$uname)) {
-		my $hashid="$udom:$uname";
-		my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%userresdatacache,$hashid,
-						'userres');
-		if (!defined($cached)) {
-		    my %resourcedata=&dump('resourcedata',$udom,$uname);
-		    $result=\%resourcedata;
-		    &do_cache(\%userresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'userres');
-		}
-		my ($tmp)=keys(%$result);
-		if (($tmp!~/^error\:/) && ($tmp!~/^con_lost/)) {
-		    if ($$result{$courselevelr}) {
-			return $$result{$courselevelr}; }
-		    if ($$result{$courselevelm}) {
-			return $$result{$courselevelm}; }
-		    if ($$result{$courselevel}) {
-			return $$result{$courselevel}; }
-		} else {
-		    #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
-		    if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
-			&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
-				 " Trying to get resource data for ".
-				 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
-				 $tmp."</font>");
-		    } elsif ($tmp=~/error: 2 /) {
-                        &EXT_cache_set($udom,$uname);
-		    } elsif ($tmp =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host)/) {
-			return $tmp;
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------- second, check course
+	    my $userreply=&resdata($uname,$udom,'user',
+				       ($courselevelr,$courselevelm,
+					$courselevel));
+	    if (defined($userreply)) { return $userreply; }
+
+# ------------------------------------------------ second, check some of course
+            my $coursereply;
+            if (@groups > 0) {
+                $coursereply = &check_group_parms($courseid,\@groups,$symbparm,
+                                       $mapparm,$spacequalifierrest);
+                if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+            }
 
-	    my $coursereply=&courseresdata($ENV{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
-					  $ENV{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
-					  ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
-					   $courselevelr,$courselevelm,
-					   $courselevel));
+	    $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+				     'course',
+				     ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
+				      $courselevelr));
 	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
 	    my %parmhash=();
 	    my $thisparm='';
 	    if (tie(%parmhash,'GDBM_File',
-		    $ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_parms.db',
+		    $env{'request.course.fn'}.'_parms.db',
 		    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 		$thisparm=$parmhash{$symbparm};
 		untie(%parmhash);
 	    }
 	    if ($thisparm) { return $thisparm; }
 	}
-# --------------------------------------------- last, look in resource metadata
+# ------------------------------------------ fourth, look in resource metadata
 
 	$spacequalifierrest=~s/\./\_/;
 	my $filename;
@@ -3899,13 +6282,22 @@ sub EXT {
 	if ($symbparm) {
 	    $filename=(&decode_symb($symbparm))[2];
 	} else {
-	    $filename=$ENV{'request.filename'};
+	    $filename=$env{'request.filename'};
 	}
 	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$spacequalifierrest);
 	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
 	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
 	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------- fourth, look in rest pf course
+	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
+	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
+	    my $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+				     'course',
+				     ($courselevelm,$courselevel));
+	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+	}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascade up
 	unless ($space eq '0') {
 	    my @parts=split(/_/,$space);
@@ -3923,9 +6315,12 @@ sub EXT {
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- environment
-	if (($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'})&&($udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'})) {
-	    return $ENV{'environment.'.$spacequalifierrest};
+	if (($uname eq $env{'user.name'})&&($udom eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+	    return $env{'environment.'.$spacequalifierrest};
 	} else {
+	    if ($uname eq 'anonymous' && $udom eq '') {
+		return '';
+	    }
 	    my %returnhash=&userenvironment($udom,$uname,
 					    $spacequalifierrest);
 	    return $returnhash{$spacequalifierrest};
@@ -3935,23 +6330,87 @@ sub EXT {
 	if ($space eq 'time') {
 	    return time;
         }
+    } elsif ($realm eq 'server') {
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- system.time
+	if ($space eq 'name') {
+	    return $ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
+        }
     }
     return '';
 }
 
+sub check_group_parms {
+    my ($courseid,$groups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what) = @_;
+    my @groupitems = ();
+    my $resultitem;
+    my @levels = ($symbparm,$mapparm,$what);
+    foreach my $group (@{$groups}) {
+        foreach my $level (@levels) {
+             my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level;
+             push(@groupitems,$item);
+        }
+    }
+    my $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+                            $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+                                     'course',@groupitems);
+    return $coursereply;
+}
+
+sub sort_course_groups { # Sort groups based on defined rankings. Default is sort().
+    my ($courseid,@groups) = @_;
+    @groups = sort(@groups);
+    return @groups;
+}
+
 sub packages_tab_default {
     my ($uri,$varname)=@_;
     my (undef,$part,$name)=split(/\./,$varname);
-    my $packages=&metadata($uri,'packages');
-    foreach my $package (split(/,/,$packages)) {
+
+    my (@extension,@specifics,$do_default);
+    foreach my $package (split(/,/,&metadata($uri,'packages'))) {
 	my ($pack_type,$pack_part)=split(/_/,$package,2);
+	if ($pack_type eq 'default') {
+	    $do_default=1;
+	} elsif ($pack_type eq 'extension') {
+	    push(@extension,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
+	} elsif ($pack_part eq $part || $pack_type eq 'part') {
+	    # only look at packages defaults for packages that this id is
+	    push(@specifics,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
+	}
+    }
+    # first look for a package that matches the requested part id
+    foreach my $package (@specifics) {
+	my (undef,$pack_type,$pack_part)=@{$package};
+	next if ($pack_part ne $part);
+	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
+	}
+    }
+    # look for any possible matching non extension_ package
+    foreach my $package (@specifics) {
+	my (undef,$pack_type,$pack_part)=@{$package};
 	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
 	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
 	}
+	if ($pack_type eq 'part') { $pack_part='0'; }
 	if (defined($packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"})) {
 	    return $packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"};
 	}
     }
+    # look for any posible extension_ match
+    foreach my $package (@extension) {
+	my ($package,$pack_type)=@{$package};
+	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
+	}
+	if (defined($packagetab{$package."&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{$package."&$name&default"};
+	}
+    }
+    # look for a global default setting
+    if ($do_default && defined($packagetab{"default&$name&default"})) {
+	return $packagetab{"default&$name&default"};
+    }
     return undef;
 }
 
@@ -3973,13 +6432,16 @@ sub add_prefix_and_part {
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get metadata
 
+my %metaentry;
 sub metadata {
     my ($uri,$what,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount)=@_;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
     # if it is a non metadata possible uri return quickly
-    if (($uri eq '') || (($uri =~ m|^/*adm/|) && ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|)) ||
+    if (($uri eq '') || 
+	(($uri =~ m|^/*adm/|) && 
+	     ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|) && ($uri !~ m|/bulletinboard$|)) ||
         ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) || ($uri =~ /^~/) ||
-	($uri =~ m|home/[^/]+/public_html/|)) {
+	($uri =~ m|home/$match_username/public_html/|)) {
 	return undef;
     }
     my $filename=$uri;
@@ -3990,27 +6452,30 @@ sub metadata {
 # Everything is cached by the main uri, libraries are never directly cached
 #
     if (!defined($liburi)) {
-	my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%metacache,$uri,'meta');
+	my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('meta',$uri);
 	if (defined($cached)) { return $result->{':'.$what}; }
     }
     {
 #
 # Is this a recursive call for a library?
 #
-	if (! exists($metacache{$uri})) {
-	    $metacache{$uri}={};
-	}
+#	if (! exists($metacache{$uri})) {
+#	    $metacache{$uri}={};
+#	}
         if ($liburi) {
 	    $liburi=&declutter($liburi);
             $filename=$liburi;
         } else {
-	    &devalidate_cache(\%metacache,$uri,'meta');
+	    &devalidate_cache_new('meta',$uri);
+	    undef(%metaentry);
 	}
         my %metathesekeys=();
         unless ($filename=~/\.meta$/) { $filename.='.meta'; }
 	my $metastring;
-	if ($uri !~ m|^uploaded/|) {
-	    $metastring=&getfile(&filelocation('',&clutter($filename)));
+	if ($uri !~ m -^(editupload)/-) {
+	    my $file=&filelocation('',&clutter($filename));
+	    #push(@{$metaentry{$uri.'.file'}},$file);
+	    $metastring=&getfile($file);
 	}
         my $parser=HTML::LCParser->new(\$metastring);
         my $token;
@@ -4026,21 +6491,21 @@ sub metadata {
 		    if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) { 
 			$keyroot.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'}; 
 		    }
-		    if ($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}) {
-			$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}.=','.$package.$keyroot;
+		    if ($metaentry{':packages'}) {
+			$metaentry{':packages'}.=','.$package.$keyroot;
 		    } else {
-			$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}=$package.$keyroot;
+			$metaentry{':packages'}=$package.$keyroot;
 		    }
-		    foreach (keys %packagetab) {
+		    foreach my $pack_entry (keys(%packagetab)) {
 			my $part=$keyroot;
 			$part=~s/^\_//;
-			if ($_=~/^\Q$package\E\&/ || 
-			    $_=~/^\Q$package\E_0\&/) {
-			    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$_);
+			if ($pack_entry=~/^\Q$package\E\&/ || 
+			    $pack_entry=~/^\Q$package\E_0\&/) {
+			    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$pack_entry);
 			    # ignore package.tab specified default values
                             # here &package_tab_default() will fetch those
 			    if ($subp eq 'default') { next; }
-			    my $value=$packagetab{$_};
+			    my $value=$packagetab{$pack_entry};
 			    my $unikey;
 			    if ($pack =~ /_0$/) {
 				$unikey='parameter_0_'.$name;
@@ -4051,14 +6516,14 @@ sub metadata {
 			    if ($subp eq 'display') {
 				$value.=' [Part: '.$part.']';
 			    }
-			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=$part;
+			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=$part;
 			    $metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
-			    unless (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
-				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
+			    unless (defined($metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
+				$metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
 			    }
-			    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
-				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=
-				    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
+			    if (defined($metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
+				$metaentry{':'.$unikey}=
+				    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
 			    }
 			}
 		    }
@@ -4088,11 +6553,12 @@ sub metadata {
 			    my $dir=$filename;
 			    $dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
 			    $location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
-			    foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
-							       $location,$unikey,
-							       $depthcount+1)))) {
-				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
-				$metathesekeys{$_}=1;
+			    my $metadata = 
+				&metadata($uri,'keys', $location,$unikey,
+					  $depthcount+1);
+			    foreach my $meta (split(',',$metadata)) {
+				$metaentry{':'.$meta}=$metaentry{':'.$meta};
+				$metathesekeys{$meta}=1;
 			    }
 			}
 		    } else { 
@@ -4101,19 +6567,20 @@ sub metadata {
 			    $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'name'}; 
 			}
 			$metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
-			foreach (@{$token->[3]}) {
-			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$_}=$token->[2]->{$_};
+			foreach my $param (@{$token->[3]}) {
+			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$param} =
+				$token->[2]->{$param};
 			}
 			my $internaltext=&HTML::Entities::decode($parser->get_text('/'.$entry));
-			my $default=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
+			my $default=$metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
 			if ( $internaltext =~ /^\s*$/ && $default !~ /^\s*$/) {
 		 # only ws inside the tag, and not in default, so use default
 		 # as value
-			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=$default;
+			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey}=$default;
 			} else {
 		  # either something interesting inside the tag or default
                   # uninteresting
-			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
+			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
 			}
 # end of not-a-package not-a-library import
 		    }
@@ -4123,15 +6590,19 @@ sub metadata {
 	    }
 	}
 	my ($extension) = ($uri =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
-	foreach my $key (sort(keys(%packagetab))) {
-	    #&logthis("extsion1 $extension $key !!");
+	$extension = lc($extension);
+	if ($extension eq 'htm') { $extension='html'; }
+
+	foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 	    #no specific packages #how's our extension
 	    if ($key!~/^extension_\Q$extension\E&/) { next; }
 	    &metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'extension_'.$extension,
 					 \%metathesekeys);
 	}
-	if (!exists($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'})) {
-	    foreach my $key (sort(keys(%packagetab))) {
+
+	if (!exists($metaentry{':packages'})
+	    || $packagetab{"import_defaults&extension_$extension"}) {
+	    foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 		#no specific packages well let's get default then
 		if ($key!~/^default&/) { next; }
 		&metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'default',
@@ -4139,31 +6610,38 @@ sub metadata {
 	    }
 	}
 # are there custom rights to evaluate
-	if ($metacache{$uri}->{':copyright'} eq 'custom') {
+	if ($metaentry{':copyright'} eq 'custom') {
 
     #
     # Importing a rights file here
     #
 	    unless ($depthcount) {
-		my $location=$metacache{$uri}->{':customdistributionfile'};
+		my $location=$metaentry{':customdistributionfile'};
 		my $dir=$filename;
 		$dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
 		$location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
-		foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
-						   $location,'_rights',
-						   $depthcount+1)))) {
-		    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
-		    $metathesekeys{$_}=1;
+		my $rights_metadata =
+		    &metadata($uri,'keys',$location,'_rights',
+			      $depthcount+1);
+		foreach my $rights (split(',',$rights_metadata)) {
+		    #$metaentry{':'.$rights}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$rights};
+		    $metathesekeys{$rights}=1;
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	$metacache{$uri}->{':keys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
-	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,$metacache{$uri},$uri);
-	$metacache{$uri}->{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
-	&do_cache(\%metacache,$uri,$metacache{$uri},'meta');
+	# uniqifiy package listing
+	my %seen;
+	my @uniq_packages =
+	    grep { ! $seen{$_} ++ } (split(',',$metaentry{':packages'}));
+	$metaentry{':packages'} = join(',',@uniq_packages);
+
+	$metaentry{':keys'} = join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
+	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,\%metaentry,$uri);
+	$metaentry{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
+	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,60*60);
 # this is the end of "was not already recently cached
     }
-    return $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$what};
+    return $metaentry{':'.$what};
 }
 
 sub metadata_create_package_def {
@@ -4171,29 +6649,29 @@ sub metadata_create_package_def {
     my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$key);
     if ($subp eq 'default') { next; }
     
-    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'})) {
-	$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}.=','.$package;
+    if (defined($metaentry{':packages'})) {
+	$metaentry{':packages'}.=','.$package;
     } else {
-	$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}=$package;
+	$metaentry{':packages'}=$package;
     }
     my $value=$packagetab{$key};
     my $unikey;
     $unikey='parameter_0_'.$name;
-    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=0;
+    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=0;
     $$metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
-    unless (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
-	$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
+    unless (defined($metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
+	$metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
     }
-    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
-	$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=
-	    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
+    if (defined($metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
+	$metaentry{':'.$unikey}=
+	    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
     }
 }
 
 sub metadata_generate_part0 {
     my ($metadata,$metacache,$uri) = @_;
     my %allnames;
-    foreach my $metakey (sort keys %$metadata) {
+    foreach my $metakey (keys(%$metadata)) {
 	if ($metakey=~/^parameter\_(.*)/) {
 	  my $part=$$metacache{':'.$metakey.'.part'};
 	  my $name=$$metacache{':'.$metakey.'.name'};
@@ -4212,51 +6690,92 @@ sub metadata_generate_part0 {
 					   '.type'};
       my $olddis=$$metacache{':parameter_'.$allnames{$name}.'_'.$name.
 			     '.display'};
-      my $expr='\\[Part: '.$allnames{$name}.'\\]';
+      my $expr='[Part: '.$allnames{$name}.']';
       $olddis=~s/\Q$expr\E/\[Part: 0\]/;
       $$metacache{"$key.display"}=$olddis;
     }
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------ Devalidate title cache
+
+sub devalidate_title_cache {
+    my ($url)=@_;
+    if (!$env{'request.course.id'}) { return; }
+    my $symb=&symbread($url);
+    if (!$symb) { return; }
+    my $key=$env{'request.course.id'}."\0".$symb;
+    &devalidate_cache_new('title',$key);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------- Get the title of a resource
 
 sub gettitle {
     my $urlsymb=shift;
     my $symb=&symbread($urlsymb);
-    unless ($symb) {
-	unless ($urlsymb) { $urlsymb=$ENV{'request.filename'}; }
-        return &metadata($urlsymb,'title'); 
-    }
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%titlecache,$symb,'title',600);
-    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
-    my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    my $title='';
-    my %bighash;
-    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
-                            &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-        my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
-        $title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
-        untie %bighash;
+    if ($symb) {
+	my $key=$env{'request.course.id'}."\0".$symb;
+	my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('title',$key);
+	if (defined($cached)) { 
+	    return $result;
+	}
+	my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
+	my $title='';
+	my %bighash;
+	if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	    my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
+	    $title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
+	    untie %bighash;
+	}
+	$title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
+	if ($title) {
+	    return &do_cache_new('title',$key,$title,600);
+	}
+	$urlsymb=$url;
+    }
+    my $title=&metadata($urlsymb,'title');
+    if (!$title) { $title=(split('/',$urlsymb))[-1]; }    
+    return $title;
+}
+
+sub get_slot {
+    my ($which,$cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+    if (!$cnum || !$cdom) {
+	(undef,my $courseid)=&whichuser();
+	$cdom=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'};
+	$cnum=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'};
+    }
+    my $key=join("\0",'slots',$cdom,$cnum,$which);
+    my %slotinfo;
+    if (exists($remembered{$key})) {
+	$slotinfo{$which} = $remembered{$key};
+    } else {
+	%slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
+	&Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
+	my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
+	if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+	$remembered{$key} = $slotinfo{$which};
     }
-    $title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
-    if ($title) {
-        return &do_cache(\%titlecache,$symb,$title,'title');
-    } else {
-	return &metadata($urlsymb,'title');
+    if (ref($slotinfo{$which}) eq 'HASH') {
+	return %{$slotinfo{$which}};
     }
+    return $slotinfo{$which};
 }
-    
 # ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links
 
 sub symblist {
     my ($mapname,%newhash)=@_;
     $mapname=&deversion(&declutter($mapname));
     my %hash;
-    if (($ENV{'request.course.fn'}) && (%newhash)) {
-        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
+    if (($env{'request.course.fn'}) && (%newhash)) {
+        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                       &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
-	    foreach (keys %newhash) {
-                $hash{declutter($_)}=$mapname.'___'.&deversion($newhash{$_});
+	    foreach my $url (keys %newhash) {
+		next if ($url eq 'last_known'
+			 && $env{'form.no_update_last_known'});
+		$hash{declutter($url)}=&encode_symb($mapname,
+						    $newhash{$url}->[1],
+						    $newhash{$url}->[0]);
             }
             if (untie(%hash)) {
 		return 'ok';
@@ -4269,7 +6788,8 @@ sub symblist {
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- Verify a symb
 
 sub symbverify {
-    my ($symb,$thisfn)=@_;
+    my ($symb,$thisurl)=@_;
+    my $thisfn=$thisurl;
     $thisfn=&declutter($thisfn);
 # direct jump to resource in page or to a sequence - will construct own symbs
     if ($thisfn=~/\.(page|sequence)$/) { return 1; }
@@ -4279,26 +6799,30 @@ sub symbverify {
     unless ($url eq $thisfn) { return 0; }
 
     $symb=&symbclean($symb);
+    $thisurl=&deversion($thisurl);
     $thisfn=&deversion($thisfn);
 
     my %bighash;
     my $okay=0;
 
-    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                             &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-        my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisfn)};
+        my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
         unless ($ids) { 
-           $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisfn};
+           $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisurl};
         }
         if ($ids) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)
-	    foreach (split(/\,/,$ids)) {
-               my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$_);
+	    foreach my $id (split(/\,/,$ids)) {
+	       my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
                if (
   &symbclean(&declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).'___'.$resid.'___'.$thisfn)
    eq $symb) { 
-                  $okay=1; 
-               }
+		   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
+		       $bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) {
+		       $okay=1; 
+		   }
+	       }
 	   }
         }
 	untie(%bighash);
@@ -4310,13 +6834,17 @@ sub symbverify {
 
 sub symbclean {
     my $symb=shift;
-
+    if ($symb=~m|^/enc/|) { $symb=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($symb); }
 # remove version from map
     $symb=~s/\.(\d+)\.(\w+)\_\_\_/\.$2\_\_\_/;
 
 # remove version from URL
     $symb=~s/\.(\d+)\.(\w+)$/\.$2/;
 
+# remove wrapper
+
+    $symb=~s/(\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_)adm\/wrapper\/(res\/)*/$1/;
+    $symb=~s/(\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_)adm\/coursedocs\/showdoc\/(res\/)*/$1/;
     return $symb;
 }
 
@@ -4328,22 +6856,23 @@ sub encode_symb {
 }
 
 sub decode_symb {
-    my ($map,$resid,$url)=split(/\_\_\_/,shift);
+    my $symb=shift;
+    if ($symb=~m|^/enc/|) { $symb=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($symb); }
+    my ($map,$resid,$url)=split(/___/,$symb);
     return (&fixversion($map),$resid,&fixversion($url));
 }
 
 sub fixversion {
     my $fn=shift;
-    if ($fn=~/^(adm|uploaded|public)/) { return $fn; }
+    if ($fn=~/^(adm|uploaded|editupload|public)/) { return $fn; }
     my %bighash;
     my $uri=&clutter($fn);
-    my $key=$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'_'.$uri;
+    my $key=$env{'request.course.id'}.'_'.$uri;
 # is this cached?
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%courseresversioncache,$key,
-				    'courseresversion',600);
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('courseresversion',$key);
     if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
 # unfortunately not cached, or expired
-    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
 	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
  	if ($bighash{'version_'.$uri}) {
  	    my $version=$bighash{'version_'.$uri};
@@ -4354,8 +6883,7 @@ sub fixversion {
  	}
  	untie %bighash;
     }
-    return &do_cache
-	(\%courseresversioncache,$key,&declutter($uri),'courseresversion');
+    return &do_cache_new('courseresversion',$key,&declutter($uri),600);
 }
 
 sub deversion {
@@ -4368,41 +6896,51 @@ sub deversion {
 
 sub symbread {
     my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse)=@_;
+    my $cache_str='request.symbread.cached.'.$thisfn;
+    if (defined($env{$cache_str})) { return $env{$cache_str}; }
 # no filename provided? try from environment
     unless ($thisfn) {
-        if ($ENV{'request.symb'}) { return &symbclean($ENV{'request.symb'}); }
-	$thisfn=$ENV{'request.filename'};
+        if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
+	    return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
+	}
+	$thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
     }
+    if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
 # is that filename actually a symb? Verify, clean, and return
     if ($thisfn=~/\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_(.*)$/) {
-	if (&symbverify($thisfn,$1)) { return &symbclean($thisfn); }
+	if (&symbverify($thisfn,$1)) {
+	    return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($thisfn);
+	}
     }
     $thisfn=declutter($thisfn);
     my %hash;
     my %bighash;
     my $syval='';
-    if (($ENV{'request.course.fn'}) && ($thisfn)) {
+    if (($env{'request.course.fn'}) && ($thisfn)) {
         my $targetfn = $thisfn;
-        if ( ($thisfn =~ m/^uploaded\//) && ($thisfn !~ m/\.(page|sequence)$/) ) {
+        if ( ($thisfn =~ m/^(uploaded|editupload)\//) && ($thisfn !~ m/\.(page|sequence)$/) ) {
             $targetfn = 'adm/wrapper/'.$thisfn;
         }
-        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
+	if ($targetfn =~ m|^adm/wrapper/(ext/.*)|) {
+	    $targetfn=$1;
+	}
+        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                       &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 	    $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
             untie(%hash);
         }
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- There was an entry
         if ($syval) {
-           unless ($syval=~/\_\d+$/) {
-	       unless ($ENV{'form.request.prefix'}=~/\.(\d+)\_$/) {
-                  &appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
-                  return '';
-               }    
-               $syval.=$1;
-	   }
+	    #unless ($syval=~/\_\d+$/) {
+		#unless ($env{'form.request.prefix'}=~/\.(\d+)\_$/) {
+		    #&appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
+		    #return $env{$cache_str}='';
+		#}    
+		#$syval.=$1;
+	    #}
         } else {
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Was not in symb table
-           if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+           if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                             &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 # ---------------------------------------------- Get ID(s) for current resource
               my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisfn)};
@@ -4419,18 +6957,19 @@ sub symbread {
                  if ($#possibilities==0) {
 # ----------------------------------------------- There is only one possibility
 		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$ids);
-                     $syval=declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).'___'.$resid;
+		     $syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
+						    $resid,$thisfn);
                  } elsif (!$donotrecurse) {
 # ------------------------------------------ There is more than one possibility
                      my $realpossible=0;
-                     foreach (@possibilities) {
-			 my $file=$bighash{'src_'.$_};
+                     foreach my $id (@possibilities) {
+			 my $file=$bighash{'src_'.$id};
                          if (&allowed('bre',$file)) {
-         		    my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$_);
+         		    my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
                             if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
 				$realpossible++;
-                                $syval=declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).
-                                       '___'.$resid;
+                                $syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
+						    $resid,$thisfn);
                             }
 			 }
                      }
@@ -4443,11 +6982,11 @@ sub symbread {
            }
         }
         if ($syval) {
-           return &symbclean($syval.'___'.$thisfn); 
+	    return $env{$cache_str}=$syval;
         }
     }
     &appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
-    return '';
+    return $env{$cache_str}='';
 }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Return random seed
@@ -4461,6 +7000,7 @@ sub numval {
     $txt=~tr/U-Z/0-5/;
     $txt=~tr/u-z/0-5/;
     $txt=~s/\D//g;
+    if ($_64bit) { if ($txt > 2**32) { return -1; } }
     return int($txt);
 }
 
@@ -4476,26 +7016,80 @@ sub numval2 {
     my @txts=split(/(\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d)/,$txt);
     my $total;
     foreach my $val (@txts) { $total+=$val; }
+    if ($_64bit) { if ($total > 2**32) { return -1; } }
     return int($total);
 }
 
+sub numval3 {
+    use integer;
+    my $txt=shift;
+    $txt=~tr/A-J/0-9/;
+    $txt=~tr/a-j/0-9/;
+    $txt=~tr/K-T/0-9/;
+    $txt=~tr/k-t/0-9/;
+    $txt=~tr/U-Z/0-5/;
+    $txt=~tr/u-z/0-5/;
+    $txt=~s/\D//g;
+    my @txts=split(/(\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d)/,$txt);
+    my $total;
+    foreach my $val (@txts) { $total+=$val; }
+    if ($_64bit) { $total=(($total<<32)>>32); }
+    return $total;
+}
+
+sub digest {
+    my ($data)=@_;
+    my $digest=&Digest::MD5::md5($data);
+    my ($a,$b,$c,$d)=unpack("iiii",$digest);
+    my ($e,$f);
+    {
+        use integer;
+        $e=($a+$b);
+        $f=($c+$d);
+        if ($_64bit) {
+            $e=(($e<<32)>>32);
+            $f=(($f<<32)>>32);
+        }
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($e,$f);
+    } else {
+	my $g;
+	{
+	    use integer;
+	    $g=($e+$f);
+	    if ($_64bit) {
+		$g=(($g<<32)>>32);
+	    }
+	}
+	return $g;
+    }
+}
+
 sub latest_rnd_algorithm_id {
-    return '64bit3';
+    return '64bit5';
 }
 
 sub get_rand_alg {
     my ($courseid)=@_;
-    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=(&Apache::lonxml::whichuser())[1]; }
+    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=(&whichuser())[1]; }
     if ($courseid) {
-	return $ENV{"course.$courseid.rndseed"};
+	return $env{"course.$courseid.rndseed"};
     }
     return &latest_rnd_algorithm_id();
 }
 
+sub validCODE {
+    my ($CODE)=@_;
+    if (defined($CODE) && $CODE ne '' && $CODE =~ /^\w+$/) { return 1; }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 sub getCODE {
-    if (defined($ENV{'form.CODE'})) { return $ENV{'form.CODE'}; }
-    if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem) &&
-	defined($Apache::lonhomework::history{'resource.CODE'})) {
+    if (&validCODE($env{'form.CODE'})) { return $env{'form.CODE'}; }
+    if ( (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem) ||
+	  defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task) ) &&
+	 &validCODE($Apache::lonhomework::history{'resource.CODE'})) {
 	return $Apache::lonhomework::history{'resource.CODE'};
     }
     return undef;
@@ -4503,8 +7097,7 @@ sub getCODE {
 
 sub rndseed {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
-
-    my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
+    my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&whichuser();
     if (!$symb) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
     }
@@ -4512,8 +7105,19 @@ sub rndseed {
     if (!$domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
     if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
     my $which=&get_rand_alg();
+
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
-	return &rndseed_CODE_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
+	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+	} elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
+	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit4($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+	} else {
+	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+	}
+    } elsif ($which eq '64bit5') {
+	return &rndseed_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+    } elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
+	return &rndseed_64bit4($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit3') {
 	return &rndseed_64bit3($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit2') {
@@ -4535,8 +7139,9 @@ sub rndseed_32bit {
 	my $domainseed=unpack("%32C*",$domain) << 7;
 	my $courseseed=unpack("%32C*",$courseid);
 	my $num=$symbseed+$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed+$namechck+$symbchck;
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num=(($num<<32)>>32); }
 	return $num;
     }
 }
@@ -4555,8 +7160,9 @@ sub rndseed_64bit {
 	
 	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
 	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num1=(($num1<<32)>>32); $num2=(($num2<<32)>>32); }
 	return "$num1,$num2";
     }
 }
@@ -4577,8 +7183,9 @@ sub rndseed_64bit2 {
 	
 	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
 	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num1=(($num1<<32)>>32); $num2=(($num2<<32)>>32); }
 	return "$num1,$num2";
     }
 }
@@ -4599,12 +7206,44 @@ sub rndseed_64bit3 {
 	
 	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
 	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num1:$num2:$_64bit");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num1=(($num1<<32)>>32); $num2=(($num2<<32)>>32); }
+	
+	return "$num1:$num2";
+    }
+}
+
+sub rndseed_64bit4 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    {
+	use integer;
+	# strings need to be an even # of cahracters long, it it is odd the
+        # last characters gets thrown away
+	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 21;
+	my $symbseed=numval3($symb) << 10;
+	my $namechck=unpack("%32S*",$username.' ');
+	
+	my $nameseed=numval3($username) << 21;
+	my $domainseed=unpack("%32S*",$domain.' ') << 10;
+	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
+	
+	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
+	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num1:$num2:$_64bit");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num1=(($num1<<32)>>32); $num2=(($num2<<32)>>32); }
+	
 	return "$num1:$num2";
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_64bit5 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my ($num1,$num2)=&digest("$symb,$courseid,$domain,$username");
+    return "$num1:$num2";
+}
+
 sub rndseed_CODE_64bit {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
     {
@@ -4616,12 +7255,40 @@ sub rndseed_CODE_64bit {
 	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
 	my $num1=$symbseed+$CODEchck;
 	my $num2=$CODEseed+$courseseed+$symbchck;
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$CODEchck|$CODEseed:$courseseed:$symbchck");
-	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num1:$num2:$symb");
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$CODEchck|$CODEseed:$courseseed:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num1:$num2:$symb");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num1=(($num1<<32)>>32); }
+	if ($_64bit) { $num2=(($num2<<32)>>32); }
 	return "$num1:$num2";
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_CODE_64bit4 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    {
+	use integer;
+	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 16;
+	my $symbseed=numval3($symb);
+	my $CODEchck=unpack("%32S*",&getCODE().' ') << 16;
+	my $CODEseed=numval3(&getCODE());
+	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
+	my $num1=$symbseed+$CODEchck;
+	my $num2=$CODEseed+$courseseed+$symbchck;
+	#&logthis("$symbseed:$CODEchck|$CODEseed:$courseseed:$symbchck");
+	#&logthis("rndseed :$num1:$num2:$symb");
+	if ($_64bit) { $num1=(($num1<<32)>>32); }
+	if ($_64bit) { $num2=(($num2<<32)>>32); }
+	return "$num1:$num2";
+    }
+}
+
+sub rndseed_CODE_64bit5 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my $code = &getCODE();
+    my ($num1,$num2)=&digest("$symb,$courseid,$code");
+    return "$num1:$num2";
+}
+
 sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     my ($rndseed)=@_;
     if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
@@ -4633,14 +7300,15 @@ sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
 }
 
 sub latest_receipt_algorithm_id {
-    return 'receipt2';
+    return 'receipt3';
 }
 
 sub recunique {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $unique;
-    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
-	$unique=$ENV{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
+	$unique=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
     } else {
 	$unique=$perlvar{'lonReceipt'};
     }
@@ -4650,8 +7318,9 @@ sub recunique {
 sub recprefix {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $prefix;
-    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
-	$prefix=$ENV{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2'||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
+	$prefix=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
     } else {
 	$prefix=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
     }
@@ -4660,17 +7329,24 @@ sub recprefix {
 
 sub ireceipt {
     my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part)=@_;
+
+    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
+
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ||
+	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+	$return .= (&digest("$funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part")%10000);
+	return $return;
+    }
+
     my $cuname=unpack("%32C*",$funame);
     my $cudom=unpack("%32C*",$fudom);
     my $cucourseid=unpack("%32C*",$fucourseid);
     my $cusymb=unpack("%32C*",$fusymb);
     my $cunique=&recunique($fucourseid);
     my $cpart=unpack("%32S*",$part);
-    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
-    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
-	$ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
-	&Apache::lonxml::debug("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname).
-			       " and ".($cpart%$cudom));
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+
+	#&logthis("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname)." and ".($cpart%$cudom));
 			       
 	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
 		   $cunique%$cudom+
@@ -4693,10 +7369,48 @@ sub ireceipt {
 
 sub receipt {
     my ($part)=@_;
-    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &whichuser();
     return &ireceipt($name,$domain,$courseid,$symb,$part);
 }
 
+sub whichuser {
+    my ($passedsymb)=@_;
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name,$publicuser);
+    if (defined($env{'form.grade_symb'})) {
+	my ($tmp_courseid)=&get_env_multiple('form.grade_courseid');
+	my $allowed=&allowed('vgr',$tmp_courseid);
+	if (!$allowed &&
+	    exists($env{'request.course.sec'}) &&
+	    $env{'request.course.sec'} !~ /^\s*$/) {
+	    $allowed=&allowed('vgr',$tmp_courseid.
+			      '/'.$env{'request.course.sec'});
+	}
+	if ($allowed) {
+	    ($symb)=&get_env_multiple('form.grade_symb');
+	    $courseid=$tmp_courseid;
+	    ($domain)=&get_env_multiple('form.grade_domain');
+	    ($name)=&get_env_multiple('form.grade_username');
+	    return ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name,$publicuser);
+	}
+    }
+    if (!$passedsymb) {
+	$symb=&symbread();
+    } else {
+	$symb=$passedsymb;
+    }
+    $courseid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+    $domain=$env{'user.domain'};
+    $name=$env{'user.name'};
+    if ($name eq 'public' && $domain eq 'public') {
+	if (!defined($env{'form.username'})) {
+	    $env{'form.username'}.=time.rand(10000000);
+	}
+	$name.=$env{'form.username'};
+    }
+    return ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name,$publicuser);
+
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Serves up a file
 # returns either the contents of the file or 
 # -1 if the file doesn't exist
@@ -4708,67 +7422,100 @@ sub receipt {
 # the local server.   
 
 sub getfile {
-    my ($file,$caller) = @_;
-
-    if ($file !~ m|^/*uploaded/(\w+)/(\w+)/(.+)$|) {
-	# normal file from res space
-	&repcopy($file);
-        return &readfile($file);
-    }
-
-    my $info;
-    my $cdom = $1;
-    my $cnum = $2;
-    my $filename = $3;
-    my $path = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
-    my ($lwpresp,$rtncode);
-    my $localfile = $path.'/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$filename;
-    if (-e "$localfile") {
-	my @fileinfo = stat($localfile);
-	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('HEAD',$file,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
+    my ($file) = @_;
+    if ($file =~ m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
+    &repcopy($file);
+    return &readfile($file);
+}
+
+sub repcopy_userfile {
+    my ($file)=@_;
+    if ($file =~ m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
+    if ($file =~ m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$filename) = 
+	($file=~m|^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E/+userfiles/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)|);
+    my $uri="/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/$filename";
+    if (-e "$file") {
+# we already have a local copy, check it out
+	my @fileinfo = stat($file);
+	my $rtncode;
+	my $info;
+	my $lwpresp = &getuploaded('HEAD',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
 	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
+# there is no such file anymore, even though we had a local copy
 	    if ($rtncode eq '404') {
-		unlink($localfile);
+		unlink($file);
 	    }
 	    return -1;
 	}
 	if ($info < $fileinfo[9]) {
-	    return &readfile($localfile);
-	}
-	$info = '';
-	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$file,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
-	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
-	    return -1;
-	}
-    } else {
-	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$file,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
-	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
-	    return -1;
+# nice, the file we have is up-to-date, just say okay
+	    return 'ok';
+	} else {
+# the file is outdated, get rid of it
+	    unlink($file);
 	}
-	my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
-	if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
-	    push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
-	    }
-	foreach my $part (@parts) {
-	    $path .= '/'.$part;
-	    if (!-e $path) {
-		mkdir($path,0770);
-	    }
+    }
+# one way or the other, at this point, we don't have the file
+# construct the correct path for the file
+    my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
+    if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
+	push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
+    }
+    my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
+    foreach my $part (@parts) {
+	$path .= '/'.$part;
+	if (!-e $path) {
+	    mkdir($path,0770);
 	}
     }
-    open (FILE,">$localfile");
-    print FILE $info;
-    close(FILE);
-    if ($caller eq 'uploadrep') {
-	return 'ok';
+# 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'; }
+    my $request;
+    $uri=~s/^\///;
+    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET','http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri);
+    my $response=$ua->request($request,$transferfile);
+# did it work?
+    if ($response->is_error()) {
+	unlink($transferfile);
+	&logthis("Userfile repcopy failed for $uri");
+	return -1;
+    }
+# worked, rename the transfer file
+    rename($transferfile,$file);
+    return 'ok';
+}
+
+sub tokenwrapper {
+    my $uri=shift;
+    $uri=~s|^http\://([^/]+)||;
+    $uri=~s|^/||;
+    $env{'user.environment'}=~/\/([^\/]+)\.id/;
+    my $token=$1;
+    my (undef,$udom,$uname,$file)=split('/',$uri,4);
+    if ($udom && $uname && $file) {
+	$file=~s|(\?\.*)*$||;
+        &appenv("userfile.$udom/$uname/$file" => $env{'request.course.id'});
+        return 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($uname,$udom)).'/'.$uri.
+               (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
+                               '&tokenissued='.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    } else {
+        return '/adm/notfound.html';
     }
-    return $info;
 }
 
+# call with reqtype HEAD: get last modification time
+# call with reqtype GET: get the file contents
+# Do not call this with reqtype GET for large files! It loads everything into memory
+#
 sub getuploaded {
     my ($reqtype,$uri,$cdom,$cnum,$info,$rtncode) = @_;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
-    $uri = 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($cnum,$cdom)}.'/raw/'.$uri;
+    $uri = 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri;
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
@@ -4790,79 +7537,140 @@ sub readfile {
     my $fh;
     open($fh,"<$file");
     my $a='';
-    while (<$fh>) { $a .=$_; }
+    while (my $line = <$fh>) { $a .= $line; }
     return $a;
 }
 
 sub filelocation {
-  my ($dir,$file) = @_;
-  my $location;
-  $file=~ s/^\s*(\S+)\s*$/$1/; ## strip off leading and trailing spaces
-  if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
-    $location = $file;
-    $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
-  } elsif ($file=~/^\/*uploaded/) { # is an uploaded file
-    $location=$file;
-  } else {
-    $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
-    $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
-    if ( !( $file =~ m:^/:) ) {
-      $location = $dir. '/'.$file;
+    my ($dir,$file) = @_;
+    my $location;
+    $file=~ s/^\s*(\S+)\s*$/$1/; ## strip off leading and trailing spaces
+
+    if ($file =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$file=~s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
+	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
+    }
+
+    if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
+        $location = $file;
+        $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
+    } elsif ($file=~m{^/home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
+	# is a correct contruction space reference
+        $location = $file;
+    } elsif ($file=~/^\/*(uploaded|editupload)/) { # is an uploaded file
+        my ($udom,$uname,$filename)=
+  	    ($file=~m -^/+(?:uploaded|editupload)/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)$-);
+        my $home=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        my $is_me=0;
+        my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
+        foreach my $id (@ids) { if ($id eq $home) { $is_me=1; } }
+        if ($is_me) {
+  	    $location=&propath($udom,$uname).
+  	      '/userfiles/'.$filename;
+        } else {
+  	  $location=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles/'.
+  	      $udom.'/'.$uname.'/'.$filename;
+        }
+    } elsif ($file =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$file;
     } else {
-      $location = '/home/httpd/html/res'.$file;
+        $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
+        $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
+        if ( !( $file =~ m:^/:) ) {
+            $location = $dir. '/'.$file;
+        } else {
+            $location = '/home/httpd/html/res'.$file;
+        }
     }
-  }
-  $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
-  while ($location=~m:/\.\./:) {$location=~ s:/[^/]+/\.\./:/:g;} #remove dir/..
-  while ($location=~m:/\./:) {$location=~ s:/\./:/:g;} #remove /./
-  return $location;
+    $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
+    while ($location=~m:/\.\./:) {$location=~ s:/[^/]+/\.\./:/:g;} #remove dir/..
+    while ($location=~m:/\./:) {$location=~ s:/\./:/:g;} #remove /./
+    return $location;
 }
 
 sub hreflocation {
     my ($dir,$file)=@_;
     unless (($file=~m-^http://-i) || ($file=~m-^/-)) {
-	my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
-	$finalpath=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
-	$finalpath=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
-	return $finalpath;
-    } elsif ($file=~m-^/home-) {
-	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
-	$file=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
-	return $file;
+	$file=filelocation($dir,$file);
+    } elsif ($file=~m-^/adm/-) {
+	$file=~s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
+	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
+    }
+    if ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E-) {
+	$file=~s-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E--;
+    } elsif ($file=~m-/home/($match_username)/public_html/-) {
+	$file=~s-^/home/($match_username)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
+    } elsif ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}\E-) {
+	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/
+	    -/uploaded/$1/$2/-x;
     }
     return $file;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_domains {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_domains(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_domains {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
     my @domains;
+    my %hostname = &all_hostnames();
     while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
 #	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
 	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@domains,$hostdom{$id});
+	    push(@domains,&host_domain($id));
 	}
     }
     return @domains;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_ids {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_ids(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_ids {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
+    $hostname ||= &hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
     my @ids;
-    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
-#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
-	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@ids,$id);
-	}
+    my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+    if (ref($name_to_host{$hostname}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	return @{ $name_to_host{$hostname} };
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub additional_machine_domains {
+    my @domains;
+    open(my $fh,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab");
+    while( my $line = <$fh>) {
+        $line =~ s/\s//g;
+        push(@domains,$line);
+    }
+    return @domains;
+}
+
+sub default_login_domain {
+    my $domain = $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'};
+    my $testdomain=(split(/\./,$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}))[0];
+    foreach my $posdom (&current_machine_domains(),
+                        &additional_machine_domains()) {
+        if (lc($posdom) eq lc($testdomain)) {
+            $domain=$posdom;
+            last;
+        }
     }
-    return @ids;
+    return $domain;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Declutters URLs
 
 sub declutter {
     my $thisfn=shift;
+    if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
     $thisfn=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
     $thisfn=~s/^\///;
+    $thisfn=~s|^adm/wrapper/||;
+    $thisfn=~s|^adm/coursedocs/showdoc/||;
     $thisfn=~s/^res\///;
     $thisfn=~s/\?.+$//;
     return $thisfn;
@@ -4872,33 +7680,64 @@ sub declutter {
 
 sub clutter {
     my $thisfn='/'.&declutter(shift);
-    unless ($thisfn=~/^\/(uploaded|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv)\//) { 
+    if ($thisfn !~ m{^/(uploaded|editupload|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)/}
+	|| $thisfn =~ m{^/adm/(includes|pages)} ) { 
        $thisfn='/res'.$thisfn; 
     }
+    if ($thisfn !~m|/adm|) {
+	if ($thisfn =~ m|/ext/|) {
+	    $thisfn='/adm/wrapper'.$thisfn;
+	} else {
+	    my ($ext) = ($thisfn =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
+	    my $embstyle=&Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($ext);
+	    if ($embstyle eq 'ssi'
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'hdn')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'rat')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'prv')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'ign')) {
+		#do nothing with these
+	    } elsif (($embstyle eq 'img') 
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'emb')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'wrp')) {
+		$thisfn='/adm/wrapper'.$thisfn;
+	    } elsif ($embstyle eq 'unk'
+		     && $thisfn!~/\.(sequence|page)$/) {
+		$thisfn='/adm/coursedocs/showdoc'.$thisfn;
+	    } else {
+#		&logthis("Got a blank emb style");
+	    }
+	}
+    }
     return $thisfn;
 }
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------- Escape Special Chars
-
-sub escape {
-    my $str=shift;
-    $str =~ s/(\W)/"%".unpack('H2',$1)/eg;
-    return $str;
+sub clutter_with_no_wrapper {
+    my $uri = &clutter(shift);
+    if ($uri =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$uri =~ s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
+	$uri =~ s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
+    }
+    return $uri;
 }
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------- Un-Escape Special Chars
-
-sub unescape {
-    my $str=shift;
-    $str =~ s/%([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])/pack("C",hex($1))/eg;
-    return $str;
+sub freeze_escape {
+    my ($value)=@_;
+    if (ref($value)) {
+	$value=&nfreeze($value);
+	return '__FROZEN__'.&escape($value);
+    }
+    return &escape($value);
 }
 
-sub mod_perl_version {
-    if (defined($perlvar{'MODPERL2'})) {
-	return 2;
+
+sub thaw_unescape {
+    my ($value)=@_;
+    if ($value =~ /^__FROZEN__/) {
+	substr($value,0,10,undef);
+	$value=&unescape($value);
+	return &thaw($value);
     }
-    return 1;
+    return &unescape($value);
 }
 
 sub correct_line_ends {
@@ -4911,102 +7750,331 @@ sub correct_line_ends {
 sub goodbye {
    &logthis("Starting Shut down");
 #not converted to using infrastruture and probably shouldn't be
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',scalar(%badServerCache)));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',length(&nfreeze(\%badServerCache))));
 #converted
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',scalar(%homecache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',scalar(%titlecache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',scalar(%courseresdatacache)));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',length(&nfreeze(\%homecache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',length(&nfreeze(\%titlecache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',length(&nfreeze(\%courseresdatacache))));
 #1.1 only
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',scalar(%userresdatacache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%usectioncache',scalar(%usectioncache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',scalar(%courseresversioncache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',scalar(%resversioncache)));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',length(&nfreeze(\%userresdatacache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%getsectioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%getsectioncache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%courseresversioncache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%resversioncache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%remembered',length(&nfreeze(\%remembered))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'kicks',$kicks));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'hits',$hits));
    &flushcourselogs();
    &logthis("Shutting down");
-   return DONE;
 }
 
-BEGIN {
-# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
-    unless ($readit) {
-{
-    open(my $config,"</etc/httpd/conf/loncapa.conf");
+sub get_dns {
+    my ($url,$func,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    if (!$ignore_cache) {
+	my ($content,$cached)=
+	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('dns',$url);
+	if ($cached) {
+	    &$func($content);
+	    return;
+	}
+    }
 
-    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-        if ($configline=~/\S/ && $configline =~ /^[^\#]*PerlSetVar/) {
-	   my ($dummy,$varname,$varvalue)=split(/\s+/,$configline);
-           chomp($varvalue);
-           $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
-        }
+    my %alldns;
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    foreach my $dns (<$config>) {
+	next if ($dns !~ /^\^(\S*)/x);
+	$alldns{$1} = 1;
+    }
+    while (%alldns) {
+	my ($dns) = keys(%alldns);
+	delete($alldns{$dns});
+	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"http://$dns$url");
+	my $response=$ua->request($request);
+	next if ($response->is_error());
+	my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
+	&$func(\@content);
+	return;
     }
     close($config);
+    my $which = (split('/',$url))[3];
+    &logthis("unable to contact DNS defaulting to on disk file dns_$which.tab\n");
+    open($config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/dns_$which.tab");
+    my @content = <$config>;
+    &$func(\@content);
+    return;
 }
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
 {
-    open(my $config,"</etc/httpd/conf/loncapa_apache.conf");
+    my $loaded;
+    my %domain;
 
-    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-        if ($configline =~ /^[^\#]*PerlSetVar/) {
-	   my ($dummy,$varname,$varvalue)=split(/\s+/,$configline);
-           chomp($varvalue);
-           $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
-        }
+    sub parse_domain_tab {
+	my ($lines) = @_;
+	foreach my $line (@$lines) {
+	    next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+
+	    chomp($line);
+	    my ($name,@elements) = split(/:/,$line,9);
+	    my %this_domain;
+	    foreach my $field ('description', 'auth_def', 'auth_arg_def',
+			       'lang_def', 'city', 'longi', 'lati',
+			       'primary') {
+		$this_domain{$field} = shift(@elements);
+	    }
+	    $domain{$name} = \%this_domain;
+	}
     }
-    close($config);
-}
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
-{
-    %domaindescription = ();
-    %domain_auth_def = ();
-    %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
-    my $fh;
-    if (open($fh,"<".$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
-       while (<$fh>) {
-           next if (/^(\#|\s*$)/);
-#           next if /^\#/;
-           chomp;
-           my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
-	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati) = split(/:/,$_);
-	   $domain_auth_def{$domain}=$def_auth;
-           $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain}=$def_auth_arg;
-	   $domaindescription{$domain}=$domain_description;
-	   $domain_lang_def{$domain}=$def_lang;
-	   $domain_city{$domain}=$city;
-	   $domain_longi{$domain}=$longi;
-	   $domain_lati{$domain}=$lati;
+    sub reset_domain_info {
+	undef($loaded);
+	undef(%domain);
+    }
+
+    sub load_domain_tab {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	my $fh;
+	if (open($fh,"<".$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
+	    my @lines = <$fh>;
+	    &parse_domain_tab(\@lines);
+	}
+	close($fh);
+	$loaded = 1;
+    }
+
+    sub domain {
+	&load_domain_tab() if (!$loaded);
 
- #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
-#          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
+	my ($name,$what) = @_;
+	return if ( !exists($domain{$name}) );
+
+	if (!$what) {
+	    return $domain{$name}{'description'};
 	}
+	return $domain{$name}{$what};
     }
-    close ($fh);
 }
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    my %hostname;
+    my %hostdom;
+    my %libserv;
+    my $loaded;
+    my %name_to_host;
+
+    sub parse_hosts_tab {
+	my ($file) = @_;
+	foreach my $configline (@$file) {
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
+	    chomp($configline);
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    $name=~s/\s//g;
+	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
+		$hostname{$id}=$name;
+		push(@{$name_to_host{$name}}, $id);
+		$hostdom{$id}=$domain;
+		if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    
+    sub reset_hosts_info {
+	&reset_domain_info();
+	&reset_hosts_ip_info();
+	undef(%name_to_host);
+	undef(%hostname);
+	undef(%hostdom);
+	undef(%libserv);
+	undef($loaded);
+    }
 
-    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-       chomp($configline);
-       my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip,$domdescr)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       if ($id && $domain && $role && $name && $ip) {
-	 $hostname{$id}=$name;
-	 $hostdom{$id}=$domain;
-	 $hostip{$id}=$ip;
-	 $iphost{$ip}=$id;
-	 if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
-       } else {
-	 if ($configline) {
-	   &logthis("Skipping hosts.tab line -$configline-");
-	 }
-       }
+    sub load_hosts_tab {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+	my @config = <$config>;
+	&parse_hosts_tab(\@config);
+	close($config);
+	$loaded=1;
+    }
+
+    sub hostname {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostname{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_hostnames {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %hostname;
+    }
+
+    sub all_names {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %name_to_host;
+    }
+
+    sub is_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return exists($libserv{$_[0]});
+    }
+
+    sub all_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %libserv;
+    }
+
+    sub get_servers {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($domain,$type) = @_;
+	my %possible_hosts = ($type eq 'library') ? %libserv
+	                                          : %hostname;
+	my %result;
+	if (ref($domain) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if (grep(/^\Q$hostdom{$host}\E$/,@$domain)) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if ($hostdom{$host} eq $domain) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return %result;
+    }
+
+    sub host_domain {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostdom{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_domains {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my %seen;
+	my @uniq = grep(!$seen{$_}++, values(%hostdom));
+	return @uniq;
+    }
+}
+
+{ 
+    my %iphost;
+    my %name_to_ip;
+    my %lonid_to_ip;
+
+    sub get_hosts_from_ip {
+	my ($ip) = @_;
+	my %iphosts = &get_iphost();
+	if (ref($iphosts{$ip})) {
+	    return @{$iphosts{$ip}};
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+    
+    sub reset_hosts_ip_info {
+	undef(%iphost);
+	undef(%name_to_ip);
+	undef(%lonid_to_ip);
+    }
+
+    sub get_host_ip {
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	if (exists($lonid_to_ip{$lonid})) {
+	    return $lonid_to_ip{$lonid};
+	}
+	my $name=&hostname($lonid);
+   	my $ip = gethostbyname($name);
+	return if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4);
+	$ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+	$name_to_ip{$name}   = $ip;
+	$lonid_to_ip{$lonid} = $ip;
+	return $ip;
+    }
+    
+    sub get_iphost {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+
+	if (!$ignore_cache) {
+	    if (%iphost) {
+		return %iphost;
+	    }
+	    my ($ip_info,$cached)=
+		&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('iphost','iphost');
+	    if ($cached) {
+		%iphost      = %{$ip_info->[0]};
+		%name_to_ip  = %{$ip_info->[1]};
+		%lonid_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[2]};
+		return %iphost;
+	    }
+	}
+
+	# get yesterday's info for fallback
+	my %old_name_to_ip;
+	my ($ip_info,$cached)=
+	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('iphost','iphost');
+	if ($cached) {
+	    %old_name_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[1]};
+	}
+
+	my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+	foreach my $name (keys(%name_to_host)) {
+	    my $ip;
+	    if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
+		$ip = gethostbyname($name);
+		if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
+		    if (defined($old_name_to_ip{$name})) {
+			$ip = $old_name_to_ip{$name};
+			&logthis("Can't find $name defaulting to old $ip");
+		    } else {
+			&logthis("Name $name no IP found");
+			next;
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+		}
+		$name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
+	    } else {
+		$ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
+	    }
+	    foreach my $id (@{ $name_to_host{$name} }) {
+		$lonid_to_ip{$id} = $ip;
+	    }
+	    push(@{$iphost{$ip}},@{$name_to_host{$name}});
+	}
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
+				      [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
+				      48*60*60);
+
+	return %iphost;
     }
-    close($config);
 }
 
+BEGIN {
+
+# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
+    unless ($readit) {
+{
+    my $configvars = LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
+    %perlvar = (%perlvar,%{$configvars});
+}
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
 {
     open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
@@ -5014,7 +8082,9 @@ BEGIN {
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        chomp($configline);
        if ($configline) {
-          $spareid{$configline}=1;
+	   my ($host,$type) = split(':',$configline,2);
+	   if (!defined($type) || $type eq '') { $type = 'default' };
+	   push(@{ $spareid{$type} }, $host);
        }
     }
     close($config);
@@ -5040,8 +8110,14 @@ BEGIN {
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	chomp($configline);
 	if ($configline) {
-	    my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-	    if ($plain ne '') { $prp{$short}=$plain; }
+	    my ($short,@plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
+            %{$prp{$short}} = ();
+	    if (@plain > 0) {
+                $prp{$short}{'std'} = $plain[0];
+                for (my $i=1; $i<@plain; $i++) {
+                    $prp{$short}{'alt'.$i} = $plain[$i];  
+                }
+            }
 	}
     }
     close($config);
@@ -5070,14 +8146,22 @@ BEGIN {
 
 }
 
-%metacache=();
+$memcache=new Cache::Memcached({'servers'           => ['127.0.0.1:11211'],
+				'compress_threshold'=> 20_000,
+ 			        });
 
 $processmarker='_'.time.'_'.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 $dumpcount=0;
 
 &logtouch();
-&logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');
+&logthis('<font color="yellow">INFO: Read configuration</font>');
 $readit=1;
+    {
+	use integer;
+	my $test=(2**32)+1;
+	if ($test != 0) { $_64bit=1; } else { $_64bit=0; }
+	&logthis(" Detected 64bit platform ($_64bit)");
+    }
 }
 }
 
@@ -5252,14 +8336,21 @@ that was requested
 X<appenv()>
 B<appenv(%hash)>: the value of %hash is written to
 the user envirnoment file, and will be restored for each access this
-user makes during this session, also modifies the %ENV for the current
+user makes during this session, also modifies the %env for the current
 process
 
 =item *
 X<delenv()>
 B<delenv($regexp)>: removes all items from the session
 environment file that matches the regular expression in $regexp. The
-values are also delted from the current processes %ENV.
+values are also delted from the current processes %env.
+
+=item * get_env_multiple($name) 
+
+gets $name from the %env hash, it seemlessly handles the cases where multiple
+values may be defined and end up as an array ref.
+
+returns an array of values
 
 =back
 
@@ -5305,8 +8396,8 @@ X<rolesinit()>
 B<rolesinit($udom,$username,$authhost)>: get user privileges
 
 =item *
-X<usection()>
-B<usection($udom,$uname,$cname)>: finds the section of student in the
+X<getsection()>
+B<getsection($udom,$uname,$cname)>: finds the section of student in the
 course $cname, return section name/number or '' for "not in course"
 and '-1' for "no section"
 
@@ -5315,6 +8406,16 @@ X<userenvironment()>
 B<userenvironment($udom,$uname,@what)>: gets the values of the keys
 passed in @what from the requested user's environment, returns a hash
 
+=item * 
+X<userlog_query()>
+B<userlog_query($uname,$udom,%filters)>: retrieves data from a user's
+activity.log file. %filters defines filters applied when parsing the
+log file. These can be start or end timestamps, or the type of action
+- log to look for Login or Logout events, check for Checkin or
+Checkout, role for role selection. The response is in the form
+timestamp1:hostid1:event1&timestamp2:hostid2:event2 where events are
+escaped strings of the action recorded in the activity.log file.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Roles
@@ -5323,13 +8424,13 @@ passed in @what from the requested user'
 
 =item *
 
-allowed($priv,$uri) : check for a user privilege; returns codes for allowed
-actions
+allowed($priv,$uri,$symb,$role) : check for a user privilege; returns codes for allowed actions
  F: full access
  U,I,K: authentication modes (cxx only)
  '': forbidden
  1: user needs to choose course
  2: browse allowed
+ A: passphrase authentication needed
 
 =item *
 
@@ -5342,6 +8443,21 @@ and course level
 plaintext($short) : return value in %prp hash (rolesplain.tab); plain text
 explanation of a user role term
 
+=item *
+
+get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms) :
+All arguments are optional. Returns a hash of a roles, either for
+co-author/assistant author roles for a user's Construction Space
+(default), or if $context is 'user', roles for the user himself,
+In the hash, keys are set to colon-sparated $uname,$udom,and $role,
+and value is set to colon-separated start and end times for the role.
+If no username and domain are specified, will default to current
+user/domain. Types, roles, and roledoms are references to arrays,
+of role statuses (active, future or previous), roles 
+(e.g., cc,in, st etc.) and domains of the roles which can be used
+to restrict the list of roles reported. If no array ref is 
+provided for types, will default to return only active roles.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Modification
@@ -5472,13 +8588,25 @@ revokecustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role
 
 =item *
 
-coursedescription($courseid) : course description
+coursedescription($courseid) : returns a hash of information about the
+specified course id, including all environment settings for the
+course, the description of the course will be in the hash under the
+key 'description'
 
 =item *
 
-courseresdata($coursenum,$coursedomain,@which) : request for current
-parameter setting for a specific course, @what should be a list of
-parameters to ask about. This routine caches answers for 5 minutes.
+resdata($name,$domain,$type,@which) : request for current parameter
+setting for a specific $type, where $type is either 'course' or 'user',
+@what should be a list of parameters to ask about. This routine caches
+answers for 5 minutes.
+
+=item *
+
+get_courseresdata($courseid, $domain) : dump the entire course resource
+data base, returning a hash that is keyed by the resource name and has
+values that are the resource value.  I believe that the timestamps and
+versions are also returned.
+
 
 =back
 
@@ -5509,8 +8637,8 @@ subscribe($fname) : subscribe to a resou
 
 repcopy($filename) : subscribes to the requested file, and attempts to
 replicate from the owning library server, Might return
-HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, HTTP_NOT_FOUND, FORBIDDEN, OK, or
-HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, also attempts to grab the metadata for the
+'unavailable', 'not_found', 'forbidden', 'ok', or
+'bad_request', also attempts to grab the metadata for the
 resource. Expects the local filesystem pathname
 (/home/httpd/html/res/....)
 
@@ -5564,9 +8692,10 @@ returns the data handle
 =item *
 
 symbverify($symb,$thisfn) : verifies that $symb actually exists and is
-a possible symb for the URL in $thisfn, returns a 1 on success, 0 on
-failure, user must be in a course, as it assumes the existance of the
-course initi hash, and uses $ENV('request.course.id'}
+a possible symb for the URL in $thisfn, and if is an encryypted
+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 existance of
+the course initial hash, and uses $env('request.course.id'}
 
 
 =item *
@@ -5597,7 +8726,7 @@ unfakeable, receipt
 
 =item *
 
-receipt() : API to ireceipt working off of ENV values; given out to users
+receipt() : API to ireceipt working off of env values; given out to users
 
 =item *
 
@@ -5631,7 +8760,7 @@ forcing spreadsheet to reevaluate the re
 store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : 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
+be derived from the env
 
 =item *
 
@@ -5645,6 +8774,27 @@ all args are optional
 
 =item *
 
+dumpstore($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp,$range) : 
+dumps the complete (or key matching regexp) namespace into a hash
+($udom, $uname, $regexp, $range are optional) for a namespace that is
+normally &store()ed into
+
+$range should be either an integer '100' (give me the first 100
+                                           matching records)
+              or be  two integers sperated by a - with no spaces
+                 '30-50' (give me the 30th through the 50th matching
+                          records)
+
+
+=item *
+
+putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname) :
+replaces a &store() version of data with a replacement set of data
+for a particular resource in a namespace passed in the $storehash hash 
+reference
+
+=item *
+
 tmpstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : storage that
 works very similar to store/cstore, but all data is stored in a
 temporary location and can be reset using tmpreset, $storehash should
@@ -5674,10 +8824,15 @@ namesp ($udom and $uname are optional)
 
 =item *
 
-dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp) : 
+dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp,$range) : 
 dumps the complete (or key matching regexp) namespace into a hash
-($udom, $uname and $regexp are optional)
+($udom, $uname, $regexp, $range are optional)
 
+$range should be either an integer '100' (give me the first 100
+                                           matching records)
+              or be  two integers sperated by a - with no spaces
+                 '30-50' (give me the 30th through the 50th matching
+                          records)
 =item *
 
 inc($namespace,$store,$udom,$uname) : increments $store in $namespace.
@@ -5698,6 +8853,31 @@ cput($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname)
 
 =item *
 
+newput($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) :
+
+Attempts to store the items in the $storehash, but only if they don't
+currently exist, if this succeeds you can be certain that you have 
+successfully created a new key value pair in the $namespace db.
+
+
+Args:
+ $namespace: name of database to store values to
+ $storehash: hashref to store to the db
+ $udom: (optional) domain of user containing the db
+ $uname: (optional) name of user caontaining the db
+
+Returns:
+ 'ok' -> succeeded in storing all keys of $storehash
+ 'key_exists: <key>' -> failed to anything out of $storehash, as at
+                        least <key> already existed in the db (other
+                        requested keys may also already exist)
+ 'error: <msg>' -> unable to tie the DB or other erorr occured
+ 'con_lost' -> unable to contact request server
+ 'refused' -> action was not allowed by remote machine
+
+
+=item *
+
 eget($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uname) : returns hash with keys from array
 reference filled in from namesp (encrypts the return communication)
 ($udom and $uname are optional)
@@ -5707,6 +8887,18 @@ reference filled in from namesp (encrypt
 log($udom,$name,$home,$message) : write to permanent log for user; use
 critical subroutine
 
+=item *
+
+get_dom($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome) : returns hash with keys from
+array reference filled in from namespace found in domain level on either
+specified domain server ($uhome) or primary domain server ($udom and $uhome are optional).
+
+=item *
+
+put_dom($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome) :  stores hash in namespace at 
+domain level either on specified domain server ($uhome) or primary domain 
+server ($udom and $uhome are optional)
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Network Status Functions
@@ -5822,6 +9014,16 @@ getfile($file,$caller) : two cases - req
    - returns the entire contents of a file or -1; 
    it properly subscribes to and replicates the file if neccessary.
 
+
+=item *
+
+stat_file($url) : $url is expected to be a /res/ or /uploaded/ style file
+                  reference
+
+returns either a stat() list of data about the file or an empty list
+if the file doesn't exist or couldn't find out about it (connection
+problems or user unknown)
+
 =item *
 
 filelocation($dir,$file) : returns file system location of a file
@@ -5840,6 +9042,178 @@ declutter() : declutters URLs (remove do
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Usererfile file routines (/uploaded*)
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+userfileupload(): main rotine for putting a file in a user or course's
+                  filespace, arguments are,
+
+ formname - required - this is the name of the element in $env where the
+           filename, and the contents of the file to create/modifed exist
+           the filename is in $env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'} and the
+           contents of the file is located in $env{'form.'.$formname}
+ coursedoc - if true, store the file in the course of the active role
+             of the current user
+ subdir - required - subdirectory to put the file in under ../userfiles/
+         if undefined, it will be placed in "unknown"
+
+ (This routine calls clean_filename() to remove any dangerous
+ characters from the filename, and then calls finuserfileupload() to
+ complete the transaction)
+
+ returns either the url of the uploaded file (/uploaded/....) if successful
+ and /adm/notfound.html if unsuccessful
+
+=item *
+
+clean_filename(): routine for cleaing a filename up for storage in
+                 userfile space, argument is:
+
+ filename - proposed filename
+
+returns: the new clean filename
+
+=item *
+
+finishuserfileupload(): routine that creaes and sends the file to
+userspace, probably shouldn't be called directly
+
+  docuname: username or courseid of destination for the file
+  docudom: domain of user/course of destination for the file
+  formname: same as for userfileupload()
+  fname: filename (inculding subdirectories) for the file
+
+ returns either the url of the uploaded file (/uploaded/....) if successful
+ and /adm/notfound.html if unsuccessful
+
+=item *
+
+renameuserfile(): renames an existing userfile to a new name
+
+  Args:
+   docuname: username or courseid of destination for the file
+   docudom: domain of user/course of destination for the file
+   old: current file name (including any subdirs under userfiles)
+   new: desired file name (including any subdirs under userfiles)
+
+=item *
+
+mkdiruserfile(): creates a directory is a userfiles dir
+
+  Args:
+   docuname: username or courseid of destination for the file
+   docudom: domain of user/course of destination for the file
+   dir: dir to create (including any subdirs under userfiles)
+
+=item *
+
+removeuserfile(): removes a file that exists in userfiles
+
+  Args:
+   docuname: username or courseid of destination for the file
+   docudom: domain of user/course of destination for the file
+   fname: filname to delete (including any subdirs under userfiles)
+
+=item *
+
+removeuploadedurl(): convience function for removeuserfile()
+
+  Args:
+   url:  a full /uploaded/... url to delete
+
+=item * 
+
+get_portfile_permissions():
+  Args:
+    domain: domain of user or course contain the portfolio files
+    user: name of user or num of course contain the portfolio files
+  Returns:
+    hashref of a dump of the proper file_permissions.db
+   
+
+=item * 
+
+get_access_controls():
+
+Args:
+  current_permissions: the hash ref returned from get_portfile_permissions()
+  group: (optional) the group you want the files associated with
+  file: (optional) the file you want access info on
+
+Returns:
+    a hash (keys are file names) of hashes containing
+        keys are: path to file/file_name\0uniqueID:scope_end_start (see below)
+        values are XML containing access control settings (see below) 
+
+Internal notes:
+
+ access controls are stored in file_permissions.db as key=value pairs.
+    key -> path to file/file_name\0uniqueID:scope_end_start
+        where scope -> public,guest,course,group,domains or users.
+              end -> UNIX time for end of access (0 -> no end date)
+              start -> UNIX time for start of access
+
+    value -> XML description of access control
+           <scope type=""> (type =1 of: public,guest,course,group,domains,users">
+            <start></start>
+            <end></end>
+
+            <password></password>  for scope type = guest
+
+            <domain></domain>     for scope type = course or group
+            <number></number>
+            <roles id="">
+             <role></role>
+             <access></access>
+             <section></section>
+             <group></group>
+            </roles>
+
+            <dom></dom>         for scope type = domains
+
+            <users>             for scope type = users
+             <user>
+              <uname></uname>
+              <udom></udom>
+             </user>
+            </users>
+           </scope> 
+              
+ Access data is also aggregated for each file in an additional key=value pair:
+ key -> path to file/file_name\0accesscontrol 
+ value -> reference to hash
+          hash contains key = value pairs
+          where key = uniqueID:scope_end_start
+                value = UNIX time record was last updated
+
+          Used to improve speed of look-ups of access controls for each file.  
+ 
+ Locks on files (resulting from submission of portfolio file to a homework problem stored in array of arrays.
+
+modify_access_controls():
+
+Modifies access controls for a portfolio file
+Args
+1. file name
+2. reference to hash of required changes,
+3. domain
+4. username
+  where domain,username are the domain of the portfolio owner 
+  (either a user or a course) 
+
+Returns:
+1. result of additions or updates ('ok' or 'error', with error message). 
+2. result of deletions ('ok' or 'error', with error message).
+3. reference to hash of any new or updated access controls.
+4. reference to hash used to map incoming IDs to uniqueIDs assigned to control.
+   key = integer (inbound ID)
+   value = uniqueID  
+
+=back
+
 =head2 HTTP Helper Routines
 
 =over 4
@@ -5916,3 +9290,4 @@ symblist($mapname,%newhash) : update sym
 =back
 
 =cut
+