--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2009/01/04 16:20:27	1.220
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2009/03/29 20:05:06	1.223
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.220 2009/01/04 16:20:27 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.223 2009/03/29 20:05:06 kaisler Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ Returns
   %to - a hash, which keys are addresses of users to send messages to
         the keys will look like   name:domain
 
-=item user_lang()
-
 =back
 
 =cut
@@ -490,7 +488,7 @@ sub sendnotification {
     my ($sendtime,$shortsubj,$fromname,$fromdomain,$status,$fromcid,
         $symb,$error) = &Apache::lonmsg::unpackmsgid($msgid);
     my ($coursetext,$body,$bodybegin,$bodysubj,$bodyend);
-    my $user_lh = &user_lang($touname,$toudom,$fromcid);
+    my $user_lh = &Apache::loncommon::user_lang($touname,$toudom,$fromcid);
     if ($fromcid ne '') {
         $coursetext = "\n".&mt_user($user_lh,'Course').': ';
         if ($env{'course.'.$fromcid.'.description'} ne '') {
@@ -562,11 +560,17 @@ to access the full message.',$url);
     }
 }
 
+sub mynewmail{
+	&newmail();
+	return $env{'user.mailcheck.status'};
+}
+
 
 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.status'=> $what{'recnewemail'}>0 ? 1 : 0});
         if ($what{'recnewemail'}>0) { return 1; }
     }
     return 0;
@@ -1025,28 +1029,6 @@ sub decide_receiver {
     return ($typestyle,%to);
 }
 
-sub user_lang {
-    my ($touname,$toudom,$fromcid) = @_;
-    my @userlangs;
-    if (($fromcid ne '') && ($env{'course.'.$fromcid.'.languages'} ne '')) {
-        @userlangs=(@userlangs,split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,
-                    $env{'course.'.$fromcid.'.languages'}));
-    } else {
-        my %langhash = &Apache::loncommon::getlangs($toudom,$touname);
-        if ($langhash{'languages'} ne '') {
-            @userlangs = split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,$langhash{'languages'});  
-        } else {
-            my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($toudom);
-            if ($domdefs{'lang_def'} ne '') {
-                @userlangs = ($domdefs{'lang_def'});
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    my @languages=&Apache::lonlocal::get_genlanguages(@userlangs);
-    my $user_lh = Apache::localize->get_handle(@languages);
-    return $user_lh;
-}
-
 1;
 __END__