--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/07/29 21:16:49	1.1080
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/08/17 22:22:05	1.1081
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1080 2010/07/29 21:16:49 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1081 2010/08/17 22:22:05 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ sub get_server_loncaparev {
         my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
         if (grep(/^\Q$lonhost\E$/,@ids)) {
             $answer = $perlvar{'lonVersion'};
-            if ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\d.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
+            if ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\w.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
                 $loncaparev = $1;
             }
         } else {
@@ -238,14 +238,14 @@ sub get_server_loncaparev {
                     my $response=$ua->request($request);
                     unless ($response->is_error()) {
                         my $content = $response->content;
-                        if ($content =~ /<p>VERSION\:\s*([\d.\-]+)<\/p>/) {
+                        if ($content =~ /<p>VERSION\:\s*([\w.\-]+)<\/p>/) {
                             $loncaparev = $1;
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
                     $loncaparev = $loncaparevs{$lonhost};
                 }
-            } elsif ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\d.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
+            } elsif ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\w.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
                 $loncaparev = $1;
             }
         }