--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2020/06/09 21:32:32	1.245
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2020/12/18 15:23:02	1.246
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.245 2020/06/09 21:32:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.246 2020/12/18 15:23:02 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ sub packagemsg {
     $attachmenturl =&HTML::Entities::encode($attachmenturl,'<>&"');
     my $course_context = &get_course_context();
     my $now=time;
+    my $ip = &Apache::lonnet::get_requestor_ip();
     my $msgcount = &get_uniq();
     unless(defined($msgid)) {
         $msgid = &buildmsgid($now,$subject,$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ sub packagemsg {
     }
     $result .= '<servername>'.$ENV{'SERVER_NAME'}.'</servername>'.
            '<host>'.$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.'</host>'.
-	   '<client>'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}.'</client>'.
+	   '<client>'.$ip.'</client>'.
 	   '<browsertype>'.$env{'browser.type'}.'</browsertype>'.
 	   '<browseros>'.$env{'browser.os'}.'</browseros>'.
 	   '<browserversion>'.$env{'browser.version'}.'</browserversion>'.