Index: openacs-4/packages/file-storage/tcl/file-storage-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/file-storage/tcl/file-storage-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.83 -r1.84
--- openacs-4/packages/file-storage/tcl/file-storage-procs.tcl	15 Jun 2018 15:11:04 -0000	1.83
+++ openacs-4/packages/file-storage/tcl/file-storage-procs.tcl	22 Jun 2018 11:53:24 -0000	1.84
@@ -470,15 +470,19 @@
     Retrieve the count of contents of the specified folder.
 
     @param folder_id The folder for which to retrieve contents
-    @param user_id The viewer of the contents (to make sure they have
-                                               permission)
+
+    @param user_id DEPRECATED since commit 2002-02-22 by Yonatan
+                   Feldman (yon@milliped.com) this parameter doens't
+                   have any effect. It was used to count only items
+                   where user had read permission, but was considered
+                   unscalable.    
 } {
     if {$folder_id eq ""} {
         set folder_id [get_root_folder -package_id [ad_conn package_id]]
     }
 
-    if {$user_id eq ""} {
-        set user_id [acs_magic_object the_public]
+    if {$user_id ne ""} {
+        ns_log warning "fs::get_folder_contents_count: specified -user_id doesn't have any effect on proc result"
     }
 
     return [db_string select_folder_contents_count {}]