--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/01/21 20:21:28	1.939
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/04/04 16:58:44	1.941.2.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.939 2008/01/21 20:21:28 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.941.2.2 2008/04/04 16:58:44 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1631,12 +1631,21 @@ sub ssi_body {
     if (! exists($form{'LONCAPA_INTERNAL_no_discussion'})) {
         $form{'LONCAPA_INTERNAL_no_discussion'}='true';
     }
-    my $output=($filelink=~/^http\:/?&externalssi($filelink):
-                                     &ssi($filelink,%form));
+    my $output='';
+    my $response;
+    if ($filelink=~/^http\:/) {
+        ($output,$response)=&externalssi($filelink);
+    } else {
+        ($output,$response)=&ssi($filelink,%form);
+    }
     $output=~s|//(\s*<!--)? BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal.+?// END LON-CAPA Internal\s*(-->)?\s||gs;
     $output=~s/^.*?\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
     $output=~s/\<\/body\s*\>.*?$//si;
-    return $output;
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($output, $response);
+    } else {
+        return $output;
+    }
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Server Side Include
@@ -1650,12 +1659,20 @@ sub absolute_url {
     return $protocol.$host_name;
 }
 
+#
+#   Server side include.
+# Parameters:
+#  fn     Possibly encrypted resource name/id.
+#  form   Hash that describes how the rendering should be done
+#         and other things.
+# Returns:
+#   Scalar context: The content of the response.
+#   Array context:  2 element list of the content and the full response object.
+#     
 sub ssi {
 
     my ($fn,%form)=@_;
-
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-    
     my $request;
 
     $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
@@ -1670,7 +1687,11 @@ sub ssi {
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
 
-    return $response->content;
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($response->content, $response);
+    } else {
+	return $response->content;
+    }
 }
 
 sub externalssi {
@@ -1678,7 +1699,11 @@ sub externalssi {
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
-    return $response->content;
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($response->content, $response);
+    } else {
+        return $response->content;
+    }
 }
 
 # -------------------------------- Allow a /uploaded/ URI to be vouched for
@@ -3527,7 +3552,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     }
     foreach my $role (keys(%{$allroles})) {
         my %thesepriv;
-        if (($role=~/^au/) || ($role=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
+        if (($role=~/^au/) || ($role=~/^ca/) || ($role=~/^aa/)) { $author=1; }
         foreach my $item (split(/:/,$$allroles{$role})) {
             if ($item ne '') {
                 my ($privilege,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$item);
@@ -6751,10 +6776,14 @@ sub EXT {
 
 sub get_reply {
     my ($reply_value) = @_;
-    if (wantarray) {
-	return @$reply_value;
+    if (ref($reply_value) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        if (wantarray) {
+	    return @$reply_value;
+        }
+        return $reply_value->[0];
+    } else {
+        return $reply_value;
     }
-    return $reply_value->[0];
 }
 
 sub check_group_parms {