--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2017/01/28 03:48:52	1.325
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2017/02/20 18:29:28	1.326
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.325 2017/01/28 03:48:52 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.326 2017/02/20 18:29:28 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -674,6 +674,14 @@ ENDENTERKEY
                                                     }
                                                 }
                                             }
+                                            if ($dest =~ m{^\Q/public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus\E.*(\?|\&)usehttp=1}) {
+                                                if ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443) {
+                                                    my $hostname = $r->hostname();
+                                                    if ($hostname ne '') {
+                                                        $dest = 'http://'.$hostname.$dest;
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                            }
                                             if ($dest =~ m{^/enc/}) {
                                                 if ($env{'request.role.adv'}) {
                                                     $dest = &Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($dest);
@@ -706,7 +714,7 @@ ENDENTERKEY
                                         unless (($dest =~ m{^/enc/}) || ($dest =~ /(\?|\&)symb=.+___\d+___.+/)) {
                                             if (($destsymb ne '') && ($destsymb !~ m{^/enc/})) {
                                                 my $esc_symb = &escape($destsymb);
-                                                $dest .= '?symb='.$esc_symb;
+                                                $dest .= (($dest =~/\?/)? '&':'?').'symb='.$esc_symb;
                                             }
                                         }
                                         &redirect_user($r, &mt('Entering [_1]',