--- loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2004/12/28 20:28:55	1.58
+++ loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2005/01/28 09:30:40	1.60
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Cookie Based Access Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.58 2004/12/28 20:28:55 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.60 2005/01/28 09:30:40 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -166,14 +166,21 @@ sub handler {
     if ($requrl=~m|^/public/|
 	|| (&Apache::lonnet::metadata($requrl,'copyright') eq 'public')) {
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis('Granting public access: '.$requrl);
-	my $buffer;
-	$r->read($buffer,$r->header_in('Content-length'),0);
-	&Apache::loncommon::get_unprocessed_cgi($buffer);
+	&Apache::loncommon::get_posted_cgi($r);
 	$ENV{'user.name'}='public';
         $ENV{'user.domain'}='public';
         $ENV{'request.state'} = "published";
         $ENV{'request.publicaccess'} = 1;
         $ENV{'request.filename'} = $r->filename;
+	my ($httpbrowser,  $clientbrowser, $clientversion,
+	    $clientmathml, $clientunicode, $clientos) =
+		&Apache::loncommon::decode_user_agent($r);
+	$ENV{'browser.type'}=$clientbrowser;
+        $ENV{'browser.version'}=$clientversion;
+        $ENV{'browser.mathml'}=$clientmathml;
+        $ENV{'browser.unicode'}=$clientunicode;
+        $ENV{'browser.os'}=$clientos;
+
         return OK;
     }
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Not authorized