--- loncom/interface/loncss.pm	2006/09/27 22:48:42	1.5
+++ loncom/interface/loncss.pm	2006/11/27 16:47:16	1.6
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # gerenates a lon-capa CSS response
 #
-# $Id: loncss.pm,v 1.5 2006/09/27 22:48:42 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncss.pm,v 1.6 2006/11/27 16:47:16 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use Apache::loncommon;
 use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
 use POSIX qw(strftime);
 use CGI::Cookie();
+use LONCAPA;
 
 sub handler {
     my ($r) = @_;
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@ sub handler {
 
     my $handle;
     if ($cookies{'lonID'}) {
-	$handle=$cookies{'lonID'}->value;
-        $handle=~s/\W//g;
+	$handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($cookies{'lonID'}->value);
     }
 
     if ($handle ne ''