--- loncom/lond	2001/03/22 15:14:42	1.40
+++ loncom/lond	2001/03/24 16:07:36	1.41
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Jan 01 Scott Harrison
 # 02/12 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 03/15 Scott Harrison
+# 03/24 Gerd Kortemeyer
 #
 # based on "Perl Cookbook" ISBN 1-56592-243-3
 # preforker - server who forks first
@@ -1077,10 +1078,13 @@ sub make_new_child {
                        my $ulsout='';
                        my $ulsfn;
                        if (-e $ulsdir) {
-                          while ($ulsfn=<$ulsdir/*>) {
+			if (opendir(LSDIR,$ulsdir)) {
+                          while ($ulsfn=readdir(LSDIR)) {
 			     my @ulsstats=stat($ulsfn);
                              $ulsout.=$ulsfn.'&'.join('&',@ulsstats).':';
                           }
+                          closedir(LSDIR);
+		        }
 		       } else {
                           $ulsout='no_such_dir';
                        }