--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/12/06 12:55:44	1.310
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/12/09 19:04:44	1.312
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.310 2002/12/06 12:55:44 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.312 2002/12/09 19:04:44 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ sub reply {
     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') {
+        #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",
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ sub currentversion {
 
 sub subscribe {
     my $fname=shift;
+    if ($fname=~/\/(aboutme|syllabus|bulletinboard|smppg)$/) { return ''; }
     my $author=$fname;
     $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
     my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);