--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2020/03/03 01:16:39	1.1419
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2020/03/30 11:04:08	1.1420
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1419 2020/03/03 01:16:39 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1420 2020/03/30 11:04:08 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1230,6 +1230,28 @@ sub choose_server {
     return ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path,$isredirect,$lowest_load);
 }
 
+sub get_course_sessions {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$lastactivity) = @_;
+    my %servers = &internet_dom_servers($cdom);
+    my %returnhash;
+    foreach my $server (sort(keys(%servers))) {
+        my $rep = &reply("coursesessions:$cdom:$cnum:$lastactivity",$server);
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+        unless (($rep eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($rep =~ /^error/)) {
+            foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                $key = &unescape($key);
+                next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                if (exists($returnhash{$key})) {
+                    next if ($value < $returnhash{$key});
+                }
+                $returnhash{$key}=$value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
 
 sub changepass {