--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2018/09/18 02:18:43	1.1321
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2018/11/18 22:50:52	1.1324
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1321 2018/09/18 02:18:43 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1324 2018/11/18 22:50:52 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -16420,6 +16420,24 @@ sub compare_arrays {
     return @difference;
 }
 
+sub lon_status_items {
+    my %defaults = (
+                     E         => 100,
+                     W         => 4,
+                     N         => 1,
+                     U         => 5,
+                     threshold => 200,
+                     sysmail   => 2500,
+                   );
+    my %names = (
+                   E => 'Errors',
+                   W => 'Warnings',
+                   N => 'Notices',
+                   U => 'Unsent',
+                );
+    return (\%defaults,\%names);
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Initialize user login
 sub init_user_environment {
     my ($r, $username, $domain, $authhost, $form, $args) = @_;
@@ -17783,6 +17801,9 @@ sub create_captcha {
             last;
         }
     }
+    if ($output eq '') {
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Failed to create Captcha code after $tries attempts.");
+    }
     return $output;
 }