--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/11/29 18:54:16	1.178
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/11/29 21:54:56	1.179
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.178 2001/11/29 18:54:16 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.179 2001/11/29 21:54:56 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
 # 8/4,8/7,8/8,8/9,8/11,8/16,8/17,8/18,8/20,8/23,9/20,9/21,9/26,
 # 10/2 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 10/5,10/10,11/13,11/15 Scott Harrison
-# 11/17,11/20,11/22 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 11/17,11/20,11/22,11/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.178 2001/11/29 18:54:16 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.179 2001/11/29 21:54:56 www Exp $
 #
 ###
 
@@ -2409,6 +2409,7 @@ sub symblist {
 sub symbread {
     my $thisfn=shift;
     unless ($thisfn) {
+        if ($ENV{'request.symb'}) { return $ENV{'request.symb'}; }
 	$thisfn=$ENV{'request.filename'};
     }
     $thisfn=declutter($thisfn);
@@ -2605,8 +2606,7 @@ sub unescape {
 
 # ================================================================ Main Program
 
-sub BEGIN {
-unless ($readit) {
+BEGIN {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read access.conf
 {
     my $config=Apache::File->new("/etc/httpd/conf/access.conf");
@@ -2706,5 +2706,5 @@ $readit='done';
 &logtouch();
 &logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');
 }
-}
+
 1;