--- loncom/lonencurl.pm	2006/07/14 20:20:52	1.2
+++ loncom/lonencurl.pm	2006/12/05 02:55:56	1.3
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # URL translation for encrypted filenames
 #
-# $Id: lonencurl.pm,v 1.2 2006/07/14 20:20:52 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonencurl.pm,v 1.3 2006/12/05 02:55:56 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ sub handler {
     my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
     my $cookie;
     if ($lonid) {
-	my $handle=$lonid->value;
-        $handle=~s/\W//g;
+	my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
         my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
 	$env{'request.enc'}=1;
         if ((-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") && ($handle ne '')) {