--- foxridge-archiver/metacheck.pl	2004/06/17 15:58:42	1.1
+++ foxridge-archiver/metacheck.pl	2004/07/08 17:27:59	1.2
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ if (! $docdir) {
     logger("ABORT", "no document directory given!");
     exit 1;
 }
+# strip double slashes
+$docdir =~ s/\/\//\//;
 # strip trailing slashes
 $docdir =~ s/\/$//;
 if (! -d $docdir) {