--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2010/08/20 18:45:20	1.222.2.1
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2011/03/05 21:32:02	1.232
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.222.2.1 2010/08/20 18:45:20 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.232 2011/03/05 21:32:02 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ sub sendemail {
     "*** ".&mt_user($user_lh,'This is an automatic e-mail generated by the LON-CAPA system.')."\n".
     "*** ".($senderaddress?&mt_user($user_lh,'You can reply to this e-mail'):&mt_user($user_lh,'Please do not reply to this address.')."\n*** ".
     &mt_user($user_lh,'A reply will not be received by the recipient!'))."\n\n".$body;
+    
     my $msg = new Mail::Send;
     $msg->to($to);
     $msg->subject('[LON-CAPA] '.$subject);
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ sub sendemail {
     if ($senderaddress) {
         $msg->add('From',$senderaddress);
     }
+    $msg->add('Content-type','text/plain; charset=UTF-8');
     if (my $fh = $msg->open()) {
 	print $fh $body;
 	$fh->close;
@@ -525,6 +527,9 @@ sub sendnotification {
 to access the full message.',$url);
     my %userenv = &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['notifywithhtml'],$toudom,$touname);
     my $subject = &mt_user($user_lh,"'New' $critical message from ").$sender;
+    unless ($subj eq '') {
+        $subject = $subj;
+    }
  
     my ($blocked,$blocktext);
     if (!$crit) {
@@ -547,7 +552,7 @@ to access the full message.',$url);
             } else {
                 my $sendtext;
                 if (!grep/^\Q$addr\E/,@htmlexcerpt) {
-                    $sendtext = &htmlfree;
+                    $sendtext = $htmlfree;
                 } else {
                     $sendtext = $text;
                 }
@@ -574,10 +579,17 @@ sub make_htmlfree {
     return $text;
 }
 
+sub mynewmail{
+	&newmail();
+	return $env{'user.mailcheck.lastnewmessagetime'} > $env{'user.mailcheck.lastvisit'};
+}
+
+
 sub newmail {
     if ((time-$env{'user.mailcheck.time'})>300) {
         my %what=&Apache::lonnet::get('email_status',['recnewemail']);
         &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'user.mailcheck.time'=>time});
+		&Apache::lonnet::appenv({'user.mailcheck.lastnewmessagetime'=> $what{'recnewemail'}});
         if ($what{'recnewemail'}>0) { return 1; }
     }
     return 0;
@@ -977,7 +989,9 @@ sub secapply {
     my $rec=shift;
     my $defaultflag=shift;
     $rec=~s/\s+//g;
-    $rec=~s/\@/\:/g;
+    unless ($rec =~ /\:/) {
+        $rec=~s/\@/\:/g;
+    }
     my ($adr,$sections_or_groups)=($rec=~/^([^\(]+)\(([^\)]+)\)/);
     if ($sections_or_groups) {
 	foreach my $item (split(/\;/,$sections_or_groups)) {