--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/04/18 21:19:53	1.626
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/04/18 22:28:19	1.627
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.626 2005/04/18 21:19:53 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.627 2005/04/18 22:28:19 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2561,10 +2561,16 @@ sub convert_dump_to_currentdump{
     return \%returnhash;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------ critical inc interface
+
+sub cinc {
+    return &inc(@_,'critical');
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- inc interface
 
 sub inc {
-    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname) = @_;
+    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname,$critical) = @_;
     if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
@@ -2582,7 +2588,11 @@ sub inc {
         }
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
-    return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    if ($critical) {
+	return &critical("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    } else {
+	return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+    }
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface
@@ -2639,21 +2649,6 @@ sub cput {
    return &critical("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------ critical inc interface
-                                                                                
-sub cinc {
-   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
-   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
-   my $items='';
-   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
-   }
-   $items=~s/\&$//;
-   return &critical("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
-}
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- eget interface
 
 sub eget {