--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2003/03/14 16:02:49	1.117
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2003/03/14 16:12:14	1.118
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Publication Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.117 2003/03/14 16:02:49 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.118 2003/03/14 16:12:14 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ sub get_subscribed_hosts {
     my $srcf=$2;
     opendir(DIR,$1);
     while ($filename=readdir(DIR)) {
-	if ($filename=~/$srcf\.(\w+)$/) {
+	if ($filename=~/\Q$srcf\E\.(\w+)$/) {
 	    my $subhost=$1;
 	    if (($subhost ne 'meta' && $subhost ne 'subscription') &&
                 ($subhost ne $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'})) {
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ sub phasetwo {
                 unlink($srcd.'/'.$filename);
                 unlink($srcd.'/'.$filename.'.meta');
             } else {
-                if ($filename=~/$srcf\.(\d+)\.$srct$/) {
+                if ($filename=~/\Q$srcf\E\.(\d+)\.\Q$srct\E$/) {
                     $maxversion=($1>$maxversion)?$1:$maxversion;
                 }
             }