--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/12/04 15:19:11	1.180
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/12/05 14:48:28	1.182
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.180 2001/12/04 15:19:11 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.182 2001/12/05 14:48:28 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@
 # 10/2 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 10/5,10/10,11/13,11/15 Scott Harrison
 # 11/17,11/20,11/22,11/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 12/5 Matthew Hall
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.180 2001/12/04 15:19:11 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.182 2001/12/05 14:48:28 matthew Exp $
 #
 ###
 
@@ -1712,14 +1713,14 @@ sub plaintext {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub fileembstyle {
-    my $ending=shift;
+    my $ending=lc(shift);
     return $fe{$ending};
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Description Text
 
 sub filedescription {
-    my $ending=shift;
+    my $ending=lc(shift);
     return $fd{$ending};
 }
 
@@ -2691,10 +2692,11 @@ BEGIN {
     my $config=Apache::File->new("$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/filetypes.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
+       next if (/^\#/);
        chomp($configline);
        my ($ending,$emb,@descr)=split(/\s+/,$configline);
        if ($descr[0] ne '') { 
-         $fe{$ending}=$emb;
+         $fe{$ending}=lc($emb);
          $fd{$ending}=join(' ',@descr);
        }
     }