--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/04/25 17:18:15	1.629
+++ 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 1.629 2005/04/25 17:18:15 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($$storehash{$key}).'&';
+   }
+   $items=~s/\&$//;
+   return &reply("newput:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------  putstore interface
+
 sub putstore {
    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
@@ -3898,7 +3913,6 @@ sub unmark_as_readonly {
         my @del_keys;
         if (ref($current_locks) eq "ARRAY"){
             foreach my $locker (@{$current_locks}) {
-                &logthis("$$locker[0].$$locker[1] eq $symb_crs");
                 if ($$locker[0].$$locker[1] eq $symb_crs) {
                     if (defined($file_name) && ($file_name ne $file)) {
                         push(@new_locks, $what);
@@ -5332,7 +5346,6 @@ sub receipt {
 
 sub getfile {
     my ($file) = @_;
-    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("file name is $file");
     if ($file =~ m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
     &repcopy($file);
     return &readfile($file);
@@ -6180,7 +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 *