--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/08/18 23:04:01	1.771
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/08/29 01:01:19	1.772
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.771 2006/08/18 23:04:01 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.772 2006/08/29 01:01:19 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4193,34 +4193,42 @@ sub auto_photoupdate {
 sub auto_instcode_format {
     my ($caller,$codedom,$instcodes,$codes,$codetitles,$cat_titles,$cat_order) = @_;
     my $courses = '';
-    my $homeserver;
+    my @homeservers;
     if ($caller eq 'global') {
         foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
             if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $codedom) {
-                $homeserver = $tryserver;
-                last;
+                if (!grep/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers) {
+                    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+                }
             }
         }
-        if (($env{'user.name'}) && ($env{'user.domain'} eq $codedom)) {
-            $homeserver = &homeserver($env{'user.name'},$codedom);
-        }
     } else {
-        $homeserver = &homeserver($caller,$codedom);
+        push(@homeservers,&homeserver($caller,$codedom));
     }
     foreach (keys %{$instcodes}) {
         $courses .= &escape($_).'='.&escape($$instcodes{$_}).'&';
     }
     chop($courses);
-    my $response=&reply('autoinstcodeformat:'.$codedom.':'.$courses,$homeserver);
-    unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
-        my ($codes_str,$codetitles_str,$cat_titles_str,$cat_order_str) = split/:/,$response;
-        %{$codes} = &str2hash($codes_str);
-        @{$codetitles} = &str2array($codetitles_str);
-        %{$cat_titles} = &str2hash($cat_titles_str);
-        %{$cat_order} = &str2hash($cat_order_str);
+    my $ok_response = 0;
+    my $response;
+    while (@homeservers > 0 && $ok_response == 0) {
+        my $server = shift(@homeservers); 
+        $response=&reply('autoinstcodeformat:'.$codedom.':'.$courses,$server);
+        if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+            my ($codes_str,$codetitles_str,$cat_titles_str,$cat_order_str) = 
+                                                            split/:/,$response;
+            %{$codes} = (%{$codes},&str2hash($codes_str));
+            push(@{$codetitles},&str2array($codetitles_str));
+            %{$cat_titles} = (%{$cat_titles},&str2hash($cat_titles_str));
+            %{$cat_order} = (%{$cat_order},&str2hash($cat_order_str));
+            $ok_response = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($ok_response) {
         return 'ok';
+    } else {
+        return $response;
     }
-    return $response;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines