--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/04/29 18:38:13	1.630
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/05/02 23:34:43	1.631
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.630 2005/04/29 18:38:13 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.631 2005/05/02 23:34:43 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2614,8 +2614,23 @@ sub put {
    return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------- putstore interface
-                                                                                     
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ newput interface
+
+sub newput {
+   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+   my $items='';
+   foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
+       $items.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
+   }
+   $items=~s/\&$//;
+   return &reply("newput:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------  putstore interface
+
 sub putstore {
    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
@@ -6178,7 +6193,10 @@ revokecustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role
 
 =item *
 
-coursedescription($courseid) : course description
+coursedescription($courseid) : returns a hash of information about the
+specified course id, including all environment settings for the
+course, the description of the course will be in the hash under the
+key 'description'
 
 =item *