--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/02/08 23:47:00	1.708
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/02/10 10:01:32	1.709
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.708 2006/02/08 23:47:00 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.709 2006/02/10 10:01:32 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3737,6 +3737,9 @@ sub auto_photo_permission {
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
     my ($outcome,$perm_reqd,$conditions) = 
 	split(/:/,&unescape(&reply('autophotopermission:'.$cdom,$homeserver)),3);
+    if ($outcome =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
     return ($outcome,$perm_reqd,$conditions);
 }
 
@@ -3747,6 +3750,9 @@ sub auto_checkphotos {
     my $outcome = &unescape(&reply('autophotocheck:'.&escape($udom).':'.
 				   &escape($uname).':'.&escape($pid),
 				   $homeserver));
+    if ($outcome =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
     if ($outcome) {
         ($result,$resulttype) = split(/:/,$outcome);
     } 
@@ -3759,6 +3765,9 @@ sub auto_photochoice {
     my ($update,$comment) = split(/:/,&unescape(&reply('autophotochoice:'.
 						       &escape($cdom),
 						       $homeserver)));
+    if ($update =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
     return ($update,$comment);
 }