--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/11/29 21:54:56	1.179
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/12/04 15:19:11	1.180
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.179 2001/11/29 21:54:56 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.180 2001/12/04 15:19:11 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 # 10/5,10/10,11/13,11/15 Scott Harrison
 # 11/17,11/20,11/22,11/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.179 2001/11/29 21:54:56 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.180 2001/12/04 15:19:11 albertel Exp $
 #
 ###
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ sub tmpreset {
 	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
 	  &GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
     foreach my $key (keys %hash) {
-      if ($key=~ /:$symb:/) {
+      if ($key=~ /:$symb/) {
 	delete($hash{$key});
       }
     }