--- loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2006/07/20 15:25:09	1.240
+++ loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2006/07/20 18:37:14	1.241
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Documents
 #
-# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.240 2006/07/20 15:25:09 www Exp $
+# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.241 2006/07/20 18:37:14 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1591,7 +1591,11 @@ END
 	} elsif ($url=~m|^/ext/|) { 
 	    $url='/adm/wrapper'.$url;
 	}
-	$url.=(($url=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'symb='.&escape($symb);
+        if (&Apache::lonnet::symbverify($symb,$url)) {
+	    $url.=(($url=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'symb='.&escape($symb);
+        } else {
+            $url='';
+        }
 	if ($container eq 'page') {
 	    my $symb=$env{'form.pagesymb'};
 	    	    
@@ -1634,7 +1638,8 @@ END
     }
     $line.='<td bgcolor="#FFFFBB"><a href="'.$url.'"><img src="'.$icon.
 	'" border="0"></a></td>'.
-        "<td bgcolor='#FFFFBB'><a href=\"$url\">$title</a></td>";
+        "<td bgcolor='#FFFFBB'>".($url?"<a href=\"$url\">":'').$title.
+        ($url?'</a>':' <font size="-2">'.&mt('(re-initialize course to access)').'</font>')."</td>";
     if (($allowed) && ($folder!~/^supplemental/)) {
  	my %lt=&Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
  			      'hd' => 'Hidden',