--- loncom/lond	2000/06/29 20:43:03	1.13
+++ loncom/lond	2000/06/30 18:00:39	1.14
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # 12/7,12/15,01/06,01/11,01/12,01/14,2/8,
 # 03/07,05/31 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 06/26 Scott Harrison
-# 06/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 06/29,06/30 Gerd Kortemeyer
 #
 # based on "Perl Cookbook" ISBN 1-56592-243-3
 # preforker - server who forks first
@@ -513,6 +513,15 @@ sub make_new_child {
                                  &logthis(
                                   "LWP GET: $message for $fname ($remoteurl)");
                              } else {
+	                         if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
+                                  my $mrequest=
+                                   new HTTP::Request('GET',$remoteurl.'.meta');
+                                  my $mresponse=
+                                   $ua->request($mrequest,$fname.'.meta');
+                                  if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
+		                    unlink($fname.'.meta');
+                                  }
+	                         }
                                  rename($transname,$fname);
 			     }
                           }