--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/09/28 01:42:32	1.782.2.1
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/10/20 20:39:44	1.782.2.4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.782.2.1 2006/09/28 01:42:32 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.782.2.4 2006/10/20 20:39:44 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ sub error {
 # ------------------------------------------- Transfer profile into environment
 my $env_loaded;
 sub transfer_profile_to_env {
-    if ($env_loaded) { return; } 
+    my ($lonidsdir,$handle,$force_transfer) = @_;
+    if (!$force_transfer && $env_loaded) { return; } 
 
-    my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
     if (!defined($lonidsdir)) {
 	$lonidsdir = $perlvar{'lonIDsDir'};
     }
@@ -7229,7 +7229,7 @@ sub get_iphost {
        chomp($configline);
        if ($configline) {
 	   my ($host,$type) = split(':',$configline,2);
-	   if ($type eq '') { $type = 'default' };
+	   if (!defined($type) || $type eq '') { $type = 'default' };
 	   push(@{ $spareid{$type} }, $host);
        }
     }
@@ -7292,7 +7292,9 @@ sub get_iphost {
 
 }
 
-$memcache=new Cache::Memcached({'servers'=>['127.0.0.1:11211']});
+$memcache=new Cache::Memcached({'servers'           => ['127.0.0.1:11211'],
+				'compress_threshold'=> 20_000,
+ 			        });
 
 $processmarker='_'.time.'_'.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 $dumpcount=0;