--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2018/04/24 13:40:32	1.393
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2018/12/27 20:10:31	1.394
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.393 2018/04/24 13:40:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.394 2018/12/27 20:10:31 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3508,7 +3508,16 @@ function go(url) {
        currentURL = null;
        currentSymb= null;
        var lcHostname = setLCHost();
-       window.location.href=lcHostname+url;
+       if (lcHostname!='' && lcHostname!= null) {
+           var RegExp = /^https?\:/;
+           if (RegExp.test(url)) {
+               window.location.href=url;
+           } else {
+               window.location.href=lcHostname+url;
+           }
+       } else {
+           window.location.href=url;
+       }
    }
 }
 
@@ -3554,7 +3563,9 @@ sub jump_to_editres {
                 $anchor = $3;
                 $is_ext = 1;
                 if (($extlink !~ /^https:/) && ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443)) {
-                    $usehttp = 1;
+                    unless (&Apache::lonnet::uses_sts()) {
+                        $usehttp = 1;
+                    }
                 } elsif ($env{'request.use_absolute'}) {
                     if ($env{'request.use_absolute'} =~ m{^https://}) {
                         $usehttps = 1;
@@ -3567,7 +3578,9 @@ sub jump_to_editres {
                         ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'} eq $cnum) &&
                         ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $cdom)) {
                         if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.externalsyllabus'} =~ m{^http://}) {
-                            $usehttp = 1;
+                            unless (&Apache::lonnet::uses_sts()) {
+                                $usehttp = 1;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 } elsif ($env{'request.use_absolute'}) {