--- loncom/auth/checkauthen.pm	2006/09/19 18:03:02	1.9
+++ loncom/auth/checkauthen.pm	2006/11/23 01:49:41	1.10
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # checks for a cokkie to authenticate a user
 #
-# $Id: checkauthen.pm,v 1.9 2006/09/19 18:03:02 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: checkauthen.pm,v 1.10 2006/11/23 01:49:41 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ sub handler {
     my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
     my $handle;
     if ($lonid) {
-        $handle = $lonid->value;
-        $handle=~s/\W//g;
+      	$handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
         $handle = $r->dir_config('lonIDsDir')."/$handle.id";
     } else {
         $handle = $env{'user.environment'};