--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/11/29 18:54:16	1.178
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/12/04 15:19:11	1.180
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.178 2001/11/29 18:54:16 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.180 2001/12/04 15:19:11 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
 # 8/4,8/7,8/8,8/9,8/11,8/16,8/17,8/18,8/20,8/23,9/20,9/21,9/26,
 # 10/2 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 10/5,10/10,11/13,11/15 Scott Harrison
-# 11/17,11/20,11/22 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 11/17,11/20,11/22,11/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.178 2001/11/29 18:54:16 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.180 2001/12/04 15:19:11 albertel Exp $
 #
 ###
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ sub tmpreset {
 	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
 	  &GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
     foreach my $key (keys %hash) {
-      if ($key=~ /:$symb:/) {
+      if ($key=~ /:$symb/) {
 	delete($hash{$key});
       }
     }
@@ -2409,6 +2409,7 @@ sub symblist {
 sub symbread {
     my $thisfn=shift;
     unless ($thisfn) {
+        if ($ENV{'request.symb'}) { return $ENV{'request.symb'}; }
 	$thisfn=$ENV{'request.filename'};
     }
     $thisfn=declutter($thisfn);
@@ -2605,8 +2606,7 @@ sub unescape {
 
 # ================================================================ Main Program
 
-sub BEGIN {
-unless ($readit) {
+BEGIN {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read access.conf
 {
     my $config=Apache::File->new("/etc/httpd/conf/access.conf");
@@ -2706,5 +2706,5 @@ $readit='done';
 &logtouch();
 &logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');
 }
-}
+
 1;