--- doc/loncapafiles/Attic/loncapafiles.html	2001/02/27 21:30:13	1.59
+++ doc/loncapafiles/Attic/loncapafiles.html	2001/02/27 21:50:46	1.60
@@ -765,7 +765,14 @@ access handler for file transfers
 <METAGROUP>
 <LONCAPA TYPE=LOCATION DIST="redhat6.2" SOURCE="loncom/auth/loncacc.pm" TARGET="home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/loncacc.pm" CATEGORY="handler">
 <DESCRIPTION>
-access to construction area
+This module provides access to an educational resource construction area.
+This module is invoked by the URL-related pattern syntax
+<TT>LocationMatch "^/priv.*"</TT>.  Authentication of user identity
+is coordinated through cookies (hence the abbreviation; "cacc" corresponds
+to "cookie-based access").  If the cookie handle is invalid, then
+this module returns a forbidden status and makes appropriate log entries.
+If the cookie handle is valid, status is determined to be okay (and
+the resource is delivered by the <TT>lonconstruct</TT> module).
 </DESCRIPTION>
 </METAGROUP>
 <METAGROUP>