--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/02/24 23:22:24	1.474
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/03/08 23:04:00	1.475
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.474 2004/02/24 23:22:24 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.475 2004/03/08 23:04:00 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4497,6 +4497,7 @@ sub filelocation {
   }
   $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
   while ($location=~m:/\.\./:) {$location=~ s:/[^/]+/\.\./:/:g;} #remove dir/..
+  while ($location=~m:/\./:) {$location=~ s:/\./:/:g;} #remove /./
   return $location;
 }