--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/05/30 20:05:23	1.741
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/06/02 13:58:58	1.742
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.741 2006/05/30 20:05:23 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.742 2006/06/02 13:58:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4097,8 +4097,25 @@ sub devalidate_getgroups_cache {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub plaintext {
-    my $short=shift;
-    return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short});
+    my ($short,$type,$cid) = @_;
+    if (!defined($cid)) {
+        $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
+    }
+    if (defined($cid) && defined($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.'.plaintext'})) {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.
+                                          '.plaintext'});
+    }
+    my %rolenames = (
+                      Course => 'std',
+                      Group => 'alt1',
+                    );
+    if (defined($type) && 
+         defined($rolenames{$type}) && 
+         defined($prp{$short}{$rolenames{$type}})) {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short}{$rolenames{$type}});
+    } else {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short}{'std'});
+    }
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Assign Role
@@ -6779,8 +6796,14 @@ sub get_iphost {
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	chomp($configline);
 	if ($configline) {
-	    my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-	    if ($plain ne '') { $prp{$short}=$plain; }
+	    my ($short,@plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
+            %{$prp{$short}} = ();
+	    if (@plain > 0) {
+                $prp{$short}{'std'} = $plain[0];
+                for (my $i=1; $i<@plain; $i++) {
+                    $prp{$short}{'alt'.$i} = $plain[$i];  
+                }
+            }
 	}
     }
     close($config);