--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/12/12 00:20:08	1.459
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/01/12 19:53:54	1.460
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.459 2003/12/12 00:20:08 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.460 2004/01/12 19:53:54 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4441,13 +4441,15 @@ sub filelocation {
 
 sub hreflocation {
     my ($dir,$file)=@_;
-    unless (($file=~/^http:\/\//i) || ($file=~/^\//)) {
-       my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
-       $finalpath=~s/^\/home\/httpd\/html//;
-       $finalpath=~s-/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
-       return $finalpath;
-    } else {
-       return $file;
+    unless (($file=~m-^http://-i) || ($file=~m-^/-)) {
+	my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
+	$finalpath=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
+	$finalpath=~s-/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
+	return $finalpath;
+    } elsif ($file=~m-^/home-) {
+	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
+	$file=~s-/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
+	return $file;
     }
 }