--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/07/16 20:13:17	1.391
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/07/18 19:50:28	1.392
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.391 2003/07/16 20:13:17 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.392 2003/07/18 19:50:28 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1936,14 +1936,14 @@ sub rolesinit {
 		my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$area);
 		if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
 		    my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
-		    my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
+ 		    my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
 		    if ($hostname{$homsvr} ne '') {
-			my $roledef=
-			    reply("get:$rdomain:$rauthor:roles:rolesdef_$rrole",
-				  $homsvr);
-			if (($roledef ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
+			my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
+			   &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
+				
+			if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
 			    my ($syspriv,$dompriv,$coursepriv)=
-				split(/\_/,unescape($roledef));
+				split(/\_/,$roledef);
 			    if (defined($syspriv)) {
 				$allroles{'cm./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
 				$allroles{$spec.'./'}.=':'.$syspriv;
@@ -2521,7 +2521,7 @@ sub is_on_map {
 sub definerole {
   if (allowed('mcr','/')) {
     my ($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole)=@_;
-    foreach (split('/',$sysrole)) {
+    foreach (split(':',$sysrole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
         if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/$crole/) { return "refused:s:$crole"; }
         if ($pr{'cr:s'}=~/$crole\&/) {
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ sub definerole {
             }
         }
     }
-    foreach (split('/',$domrole)) {
+    foreach (split(':',$domrole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
         if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/$crole/) { return "refused:d:$crole"; }
         if ($pr{'cr:d'}=~/$crole\&/) {
@@ -2539,7 +2539,7 @@ sub definerole {
             }
         }
     }
-    foreach (split('/',$courole)) {
+    foreach (split(':',$courole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
         if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/$crole/) { return "refused:c:$crole"; }
         if ($pr{'cr:c'}=~/$crole\&/) {