--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/06/03 00:31:30	1.1056.4.26
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/08/16 20:11:23	1.1056.4.29
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.26 2011/06/03 00:31:30 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.29 2011/08/16 20:11:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ sub compare_server_load {
     my $userloadans = &reply('userload',$try_server);
 
     if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
-        return; #didn't get a number from the server
+        return ($spare_server, $lowest_load); #didn't get a number from the server
     }
 
     my $load;
@@ -1033,15 +1033,19 @@ sub can_host_session {
     }
     if ($canhost) {
         if (ref($hostedsessions) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($udom,'primary');
+            my $uint_dom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
             if (ref($hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                if (grep(/^\Q$udom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}})) {
+                if (($uint_dom ne '') && 
+                    (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}}))) {
                     $canhost = 0;
                 } else {
                     $canhost = 1;
                 }
             }
             if (ref($hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                if (grep(/^\Q$udom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}})) {
+                if (($uint_dom ne '') && 
+                    (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}}))) {
                     $canhost = 1;
                 } else {
                     $canhost = 0;
@@ -10234,6 +10238,14 @@ sub get_dns {
         my ($lonid) = @_;
         return $internetdom{$lonid};
     }
+
+    sub is_LC_dns {
+        &load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+        my ($hostname) = @_;
+        return exists($LC_dns_serv{$hostname});
+    }
+
 }
 
 {