--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/09/16 20:30:26	1.267.4.6
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/09/17 20:01:30	1.267.4.7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.267.4.6 2002/09/16 20:30:26 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.267.4.7 2002/09/17 20:01:30 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ sub delenv {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
+    my $loadpercent = shift;
     my $tryserver;
     my $spareserver='';
-    my $lowestserver=100;
+    my $lowestserver=$loadpercent; 
     foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
        my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
        if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
@@ -3247,7 +3248,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        chomp($configline);
-       if (($configline) && ($configline ne $perlvar{'lonHostID'})) {
+       if ($configline) {
           $spareid{$configline}=1;
        }
     }