--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/10/27 19:47:39	1.669
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/10/28 21:51:50	1.670
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.669 2005/10/27 19:47:39 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.670 2005/10/28 21:51:50 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -443,15 +443,15 @@ sub overloaderror {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent) = @_;
+    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name) = @_;
     my $tryserver;
     my $spareserver='';
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowestserver=$loadpercent > $userloadpercent?
 	             $loadpercent :  $userloadpercent;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
-	my $loadans=reply('load',$tryserver);
-	my $userloadans=reply('userload',$tryserver);
+    foreach $tryserver (keys(%spareid)) {
+	my $loadans=&reply('load',$tryserver);
+	my $userloadans=&reply('userload',$tryserver);
 	if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
 	    next; #didn't get a number from the server
 	}
@@ -468,7 +468,11 @@ sub spareserver {
 	    $answer = $userloadans;
 	}
 	if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
-	    $spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
+	    if ($want_server_name) {
+		$spareserver=$tryserver;
+	    } else {
+		$spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
+	    }
 	    $lowestserver=$answer;
 	}
     }
@@ -3113,6 +3117,8 @@ sub allowed {
                     $thisallowed='F';
                 }
 	    }
+	} else {
+	    $thisallowed='';
 	}
     }