--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/09/19 16:54:12	1.418
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/09/19 18:20:35	1.419
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.418 2003/09/19 16:54:12 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.419 2003/09/19 18:20:35 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3806,13 +3806,8 @@ sub gettitle {
 	unless ($urlsymb) { $urlsymb=$ENV{'request.filename'}; }
         return &metadata($urlsymb,'title'); 
     }
-    if ($titlecache{$symb}) {
-	if (time < ($titlecache{$symb}[1] + 600)) {
-	    return $titlecache{$symb}[0];
-	} else {
-	    delete($titlecache{$symb});
-	}
-    }
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%titlecache,$symb,600);
+    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
     my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
     my $title='';
     my %bighash;
@@ -3824,8 +3819,7 @@ sub gettitle {
     }
     $title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
     if ($title) {
-        $titlecache{$symb}=[$title,time];
-        return $title;
+        return &do_cache(\%titlecache,$symb,$title);
     } else {
 	return &metadata($urlsymb,'title');
     }