--- loncom/lond	2004/08/17 10:44:00	1.231
+++ loncom/lond	2004/08/18 11:31:50	1.232
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
 #
-# $Id: lond,v 1.231 2004/08/17 10:44:00 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: lond,v 1.232 2004/08/18 11:31:50 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ use LONCAPA::lonlocal;
 use LONCAPA::lonssl;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 
-my $DEBUG = 0;		       # Non zero to enable debug log entries.
+my $DEBUG = 1;		       # Non zero to enable debug log entries.
 
 my $status='';
 my $lastlog='';
 
-my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.231 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.232 $'; #' stupid emacs
 my $remoteVERSION;
 my $currenthostid="default";
 my $currentdomainid;
@@ -1756,18 +1756,39 @@ sub fetch_user_file_handler {
 
     my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
     my $fname           = $tail;
-    my ($udom,$uname,$ufile)=split(/\//,$fname);
+    my ($udom,$uname,$ufile) = ($fname =~ m|^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/(.+)$|);
     my $udir=&propath($udom,$uname).'/userfiles';
     unless (-e $udir) {
 	mkdir($udir,0770); 
     }
+    Debug("fetch user file for $fname");
     if (-e $udir) {
 	$ufile=~s/^[\.\~]+//;
-	$ufile=~s/\///g;
+
+	# IF necessary, create the path right down to the file.
+	# Note that any regular files in the way of this path are
+	# wiped out to deal with some earlier folly of mine.
+
+	my $path = $udir;
+	if ($ufile =~m|(.+)/([^/]+)$|) {
+	    my @parts=split('/',$1);
+	    foreach my $part (@parts) {
+		$path .= '/'.$part;
+		if( -f $path) {
+		    unlink($path);
+		}
+		if ((-e $path)!=1) {
+		    mkdir($path,0770);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+
 	my $destname=$udir.'/'.$ufile;
 	my $transname=$udir.'/'.$ufile.'.in.transit';
 	my $remoteurl='http://'.$clientip.'/userfiles/'.$fname;
 	my $response;
+	Debug("Remote URL : $remoteurl Transfername $transname Destname: $destname");
 	alarm(120);
 	{
 	    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
@@ -1781,6 +1802,7 @@ sub fetch_user_file_handler {
 	    &logthis("LWP GET: $message for $fname ($remoteurl)");
 	    &Failure($client, "failed\n", $userinput);
 	} else {
+	    Debug("Renaming $transname to $destname");
 	    if (!rename($transname,$destname)) {
 		&logthis("Unable to move $transname to $destname");
 		unlink($transname);