--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/07/06 10:30:21	1.388
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/07/11 20:41:41	1.390
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.388 2003/07/06 10:30:21 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.390 2003/07/11 20:41:41 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ sub clear_EXT_cache_status {
 sub EXT_cache_status {
     my ($target_domain,$target_user) = @_;
     my $cachename = 'cache.EXT.'.$target_user.'.'.$target_domain;
-    if (exists($ENV{$cachename}) && ($ENV{$cachename}+1800) > time) {
+    if (exists($ENV{$cachename}) && ($ENV{$cachename}+600) > time) {
         # We know already the user has no data
         return 1;
     } else {
@@ -4100,7 +4100,8 @@ BEGIN {
     %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
     if ($fh) {
        while (<$fh>) {
-           next if /^\#/;
+           next if (/^(\#|\s*$)/);
+#           next if /^\#/;
            chomp;
            my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg)
                = split(/:/,$_,4);