--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/04/18 21:19:53	1.626
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/04/22 21:01:25	1.628
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.626 2005/04/18 21:19:53 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.628 2005/04/22 21:01:25 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ sub critical {
 
 sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
+    undef(%env);
     my @profile;
     {
 	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
@@ -827,8 +828,11 @@ sub getsection {
 }
 
 sub save_cache {
+    my ($r)=@_;
+    if (! $r->is_initial_req()) { return DECLINED; }
     &purge_remembered();
     undef(%env);
+    return OK;
 }
 
 my $to_remember=-1;
@@ -2561,10 +2565,16 @@ sub convert_dump_to_currentdump{
     return \%returnhash;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------ critical inc interface
+
+sub cinc {
+    return &inc(@_,'critical');
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- inc interface
 
 sub inc {
-    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname) = @_;
+    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname,$critical) = @_;
     if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
@@ -2582,7 +2592,11 @@ sub inc {
         }
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
-    return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    if ($critical) {
+	return &critical("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    } else {
+	return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    }
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface
@@ -2639,21 +2653,6 @@ sub cput {
    return &critical("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------ critical inc interface
-                                                                                
-sub cinc {
-   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
-   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
-   my $items='';
-   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
-   }
-   $items=~s/\&$//;
-   return &critical("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
-}
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- eget interface
 
 sub eget {