--- loncom/loncron	2004/05/25 15:20:31	1.51
+++ loncom/loncron	2005/01/02 18:57:06	1.54
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Housekeeping program, started by cron, loncontrol and loncron.pl
 #
-# $Id: loncron,v 1.51 2004/05/25 15:20:31 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncron,v 1.54 2005/01/02 18:57:06 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ sub log_machine_info {
     &log($fh,"<pre>");
     my $psproc=0;
 
-    open (PSH,"ps -aux --cols 140 |");
+    open (PSH,"ps aux --cols 140 |");
     while (my $line=<PSH>) { 
 	&log($fh,&encode_entities($line,'<>&"')); 
 	$psproc++;
@@ -554,11 +554,15 @@ sub log_simplestatus {
 sub send_mail {
     print "sending mail\n";
     my $emailto="$perlvar{'lonAdmEMail'}";
-    if ($totalcount>1000) {
+    if ($totalcount>2500) {
 	$emailto.=",$perlvar{'lonSysEMail'}";
     }
     my $subj="LON: $perlvar{'lonHostID'} E:$errors W:$warnings N:$notices"; 
-    system("metasend -b -t $emailto -s '$subj' -f $statusdir/index.html -m text/html");
+
+    my $result=system("metasend -b -t $emailto -s '$subj' -f $statusdir/index.html -m text/html >& /dev/null");
+    if ($result != 0) {
+	$result=system("mail -s '$subj' $emailto < $statusdir/index.html");
+    }
 }
 
 sub usage {