--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/01/13 19:22:29	1.683.2.12
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/01/31 22:02:03	1.683.2.14
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.683.2.12 2006/01/13 19:22:29 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.683.2.14 2006/01/31 22:02:03 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3066,6 +3066,7 @@ sub customaccess {
 
 sub allowed {
     my ($priv,$uri,$symb)=@_;
+    my $ver_orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
@@ -3166,7 +3167,7 @@ sub allowed {
                 $thisallowed.=$1;
             }
         } else {
-            my $refuri=$env{'httpref.'.$orguri};
+            my $refuri = $env{'httpref.'.$orguri} || $env{'httpref.'.$ver_orguri};
             if ($refuri) {
                 if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
                     $thisallowed='F';
@@ -5262,10 +5263,17 @@ sub get_slot {
 	$cdom=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'};
 	$cnum=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'};
     }
-    my %slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
-    &Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
-    my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
-    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+    my $key=join("\0",'slots',$cdom,$cnum,$which);
+    my %slotinfo;
+    if (exists($remembered{$key})) {
+	$slotinfo{$which} = $remembered{$key};
+    } else {
+	%slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
+	&Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
+	my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
+	if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+	$remembered{$key} = $slotinfo{$which};
+    }
     if (ref($slotinfo{$which}) eq 'HASH') {
 	return %{$slotinfo{$which}};
     }