--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2005/06/29 19:02:14	1.379
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2005/07/08 10:39:49	1.380
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.379 2005/06/29 19:02:14 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.380 2005/07/08 10:39:49 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ sub startredirection {
 
 sub endredirection {
     if (!$Apache::lonxml::redirection) {
-	&Apache::lonxml::error("Endredirection was called, before a startredirection, perhaps you have unbalanced tags. Some debuging information:".join ":",caller);
+	&Apache::lonxml::error("Endredirection was called before a startredirection, perhaps you have unbalanced tags. Some debugging information:".join ":",caller);
 	return '';
     }
     $Apache::lonxml::redirection--;
@@ -1432,14 +1432,26 @@ sub error {
 	&Apache::lonmsg::author_res_msg($env{'request.filename'},join('<br />',@_));
 	#notify course
 	if ( $symb && $env{'request.course.id'} ) {
+	    my $cnum=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+	    my $cdom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
 	    my (undef,%users)=&Apache::lonfeedback::decide_receiver(undef,0,1,1,1);
 	    my $declutter=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($env{'request.filename'});
 	    my @userlist;
 	    foreach (keys %users) {
 		my ($user,$domain) = split(/:/, $_);
 		push(@userlist,"$user\@$domain");
-		&Apache::lonmsg::user_normal_msg($user,$domain,
+		my $key=$declutter.'_'.$user.'_'.$domain;
+		my %lastnotified=&Apache::lonnet::get('nohist_xmlerrornotifications',
+						      [$key],
+						      $cdom,$cnum);
+		my $now=time;
+		if ($now-$lastnotified{$key}>86400) {
+		    &Apache::lonmsg::user_normal_msg($user,$domain,
 						 "Error [$declutter]",join('<br />',@_));
+		    &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_xmlerrornotifications',
+					 {$key => $now},
+					 $cdom,$cnum);		
+		}
 	    }
 	    if ($env{'request.role.adv'}) {
 		$errormsg=&mt("An error occured while processing this resource. The course personnel ([_1]) and the author have been notified.",join(', ',@userlist));