--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/10/18 21:29:35	1.666
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/10/25 19:14:33	1.667
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.666 2005/10/18 21:29:35 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.667 2005/10/25 19:14:33 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2955,6 +2955,29 @@ sub eget {
    return %returnhash;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpput interface
+sub tmpput {
+    my ($storehash,$server)=@_;
+    my $items='';
+    foreach (keys(%$storehash)) {
+	$items.=&escape($_).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    return &reply("tmpput:$items",$server);
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpget interface
+sub tmpget {
+    my ($token)=@_;
+    my $rep=&reply("tmpget:$token",$perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+    my %returnhash;
+    foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item);
+	$returnhash{&unescape($key)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------- Custom access rule evaluation
 
 sub customaccess {