--- loncom/auth/lonracc.pm	2007/02/01 06:20:34	1.18
+++ loncom/auth/lonracc.pm	2007/02/01 06:31:33	1.19
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Access Handler for File Transfers
 #
-# $Id: lonracc.pm,v 1.18 2007/02/01 06:20:34 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonracc.pm,v 1.19 2007/02/01 06:31:33 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ sub subscribed {
 
 sub handler {
     my $r = shift;
+
+    my $filename=$r->filename;
+    if (!-e $filename) {
+	return NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
     my $reqhost = $r->get_remote_host(REMOTE_NOLOOKUP);
     my %iphost=&Apache::lonnet::get_iphost();
     my $hostids=$iphost{$reqhost};
@@ -73,7 +79,6 @@ sub handler {
     my @ids;
 
     foreach my $id (@{$hostids}) {
-	my $filename=$r->filename;
 	my $uri =$r->uri;
 	if (($filename=~/\.meta$/) ||
 	    ($uri=~m|^/raw/uploaded|) ||