--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2009/03/29 20:05:06	1.223
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2009/03/31 21:04:12	1.224
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.223 2009/03/29 20:05:06 kaisler Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.224 2009/03/31 21:04:12 kaisler Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ to access the full message.',$url);
 
 sub mynewmail{
 	&newmail();
-	return $env{'user.mailcheck.status'};
+	return $env{'user.mailcheck.lastnewmassagetime'} > $env{'user.mailcheck.lastvisit'};
 }
 
 
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ 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});
+		&Apache::lonnet::appenv({'user.mailcheck.lastnewmassagetime'=> $what{'recnewemail'}});
         if ($what{'recnewemail'}>0) { return 1; }
     }
     return 0;