--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/01/31 22:39:10	1.322
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/02/10 20:03:13	1.324
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.322 2003/01/31 22:39:10 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.324 2003/02/10 20:03:13 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -47,23 +47,18 @@
 # 09/01 Guy Albertelli
 # 09/01,10/01,11/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # YEAR=2001
-# 02/27/01 Scott Harrison
 # 3/2 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 3/15,3/19 Scott Harrison
 # 3/19,3/20 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 3/22,3/27,4/2,4/16,4/17 Scott Harrison
 # 5/26,5/28 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 5/30 H. K. Ng
 # 6/1 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # July Guy Albertelli
 # 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
 # 11/17,11/20,11/22,11/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 12/5 Matthew Hall
 # 12/5 Guy Albertelli
 # 12/6,12/7,12/12 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 12/18 Scott Harrison
 # 12/21,12/22,12/27,12/28 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # YEAR=2002
 # 1/4,2/4,2/7 Gerd Kortemeyer
@@ -832,6 +827,14 @@ sub ssi {
     return $response->content;
 }
 
+sub externalssi {
+    my ($url)=@_;
+    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
+    my $response=$ua->request($request);
+    return $response->content;
+}
+
 # ------- Add a token to a remote URI's query string to vouch for access rights
 
 sub tokenwrapper {