--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/10/03 19:57:26	1.918
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/10/04 19:59:16	1.920
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.918 2007/10/03 19:57:26 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.920 2007/10/04 19:59:16 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1383,13 +1383,15 @@ sub do_cache_new {
 	$memcache->disconnect_all();
     }
     # need to make a copy of $value
-    #&make_room($id,$value,$debug);
+    &make_room($id,$value,$debug);
     return $value;
 }
 
 sub make_room {
     my ($id,$value,$debug)=@_;
-    $remembered{$id}=$value;
+
+    $remembered{$id}= (ref($value)) ? &Storable::dclone($value)
+                                    : $value;
     if ($to_remember<0) { return; }
     $accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
     if (scalar(keys(%remembered)) <= $to_remember) { return; }
@@ -2183,12 +2185,12 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
                delete $courselogs{$crsid};
             }
         }
-        $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}{$crsid} = (
+        $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}{$crsid} = {
             'description' => &escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}),
             'instcode'    => &escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}),
             'type'        => &escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid}),
             'owner'       => &escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}),
-        );
+        };
     }
 #
 # Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses