--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/12/19 17:14:08	1.980
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/01/02 23:07:49	1.983
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.980 2008/12/19 17:14:08 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.983 2009/01/02 23:07:49 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@ sub create_connection {
     return 0;
 }
 
+sub get_server_timezone {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $home=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    if ($home ne 'no_host') {
+        my $cachetime = 24*3600;
+        my ($timezone,$cached)=&is_cached_new('servertimezone',$home);
+        if (defined($cached)) {
+            return $timezone;
+        } else {
+            my $timezone = &reply('servertimezone',$home);
+            return &do_cache_new('servertimezone',$home,$timezone,$cachetime);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
 sub subreply {
@@ -525,7 +539,7 @@ sub delenv {
 	tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
 	    (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
 	foreach my $key (keys(%disk_env)) {
-	    if ($key=~/^$delthis/) { 
+	    if ($key=~/^\Q$delthis\E/) { 
 		delete($env{$key});
 		delete($disk_env{$key});
 	    }
@@ -1231,7 +1245,6 @@ sub inst_userrules {
 sub get_domain_defaults {
     my ($domain) = @_;
     my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
-    my ($defauthtype,$defautharg,$deflang,%deftools);
     my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('domdefaults',$domain);
     if (defined($cached)) {
         if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1245,6 +1258,8 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'lang_def'}; 
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_def'};
         $domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_arg_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'timezone_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'timezone_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'datelocale_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'datelocale_def'}
     } else {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = &domain($domain,'lang_def');
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_def');