--- loncom/auth/publiccheck.pm	2013/02/05 21:32:45	1.20
+++ loncom/auth/publiccheck.pm	2013/12/13 02:10:27	1.23
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Cookie Based Access Handler
 #
-# $Id: publiccheck.pm,v 1.20 2013/02/05 21:32:45 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: publiccheck.pm,v 1.23 2013/12/13 02:10:27 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -44,16 +44,10 @@ sub handler {
     my $requrl=$r->uri;
 
     if (&Apache::lonnet::is_domainimage($requrl)) {
-        if ($r->user() eq '') {
-            $r->user('public');
-        }
         return OK;
     }
 
     if ($requrl =~ m{^/res/adm/pages/[^/]+\.(gif|png)$}) {
-        if ($r->user() eq '') {
-            $r->user('public');
-        }
         return OK;
     }
 
@@ -70,7 +64,7 @@ sub handler {
 	|| $requrl=~m|^/adm/help/.*\.hlp$|
 	|| $requrl=~m|^/adm/[^/]+/[^/]+/aboutme/portfolio$|
 	|| (&Apache::lonnet::metadata($requrl,'copyright') eq 'public') 
-    || $requrl=~m|^/adm/blockingstatus/.*$|) { 
+    || $requrl=~m|^/adm/blockingstatus/.*$|) {
         &process_public($r,$requrl);
         return OK;
     } elsif (&Apache::lonnet::is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {