--- doc/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.lpml	2001/12/13 20:46:18	1.70
+++ doc/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.lpml	2001/12/16 15:48:57	1.72
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- loncapafiles.pl
 <!-- Scott Harrison -->
 
-<!-- $Id: loncapafiles.lpml,v 1.70 2001/12/13 20:46:18 harris41 Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: loncapafiles.lpml,v 1.72 2001/12/16 15:48:57 harris41 Exp $ -->
 
 <!--
 
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ Basic auth password to access /lon-statu
 <file>
 <source>loncom/smb.conf</source>
 <target dist='default'>etc/smb.conf</target>
+<target dist='redhat7.1'>etc/samba/smb.conf</target>
 <categoryname>conf</categoryname>
 <description>
 configuration file to make LON-CAPA server file space accessible to network
@@ -1143,7 +1144,8 @@ Handler for showing sequence objects of
 <target dist='default'>home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/loncreatecourse.pm</target>
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
 <description>
-Creates a new course and assigns course coordinator.
+Allows domain coordinators to create new courses and assign course
+coordinators.
 </description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>
@@ -1152,7 +1154,8 @@ Creates a new course and assigns course
 <target dist='default'>home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/loncreateuser.pm</target>
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
 <description>
-Creates a new user and/or changes user privileges
+Allows users to within their own privileges create/edit users and give
+them roles. 
 </description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>
@@ -1238,7 +1241,10 @@ Handles processing of assignments.
 <source>loncom/interface/loncommunicate.pm</source>
 <target dist='default'>home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/loncommunicate.pm</target>
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
-<description>Handles communication.</description>
+<description>
+Will be the access handler to email sending, as well as the planned
+chatrooms, etc.
+</description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>
 <file>
@@ -1265,6 +1271,9 @@ Handles evaluation.
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
 <description>
 Handles feedback from students to instructors and system administrators.
+Provides a screenshot of the current
+resource, as well as previous attempts if the resource was a homework.
+Used by lonmsg.pm.
 </description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>
@@ -1310,7 +1319,9 @@ Handles a searchable catalogue.
 <target dist='default'>home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/londropadd.pm</target>
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
 <description>
-Handler to drop and add students in courses.
+Allows course coordinators to upload courselists in different formats, and
+automatically create users (if they do not exist already), assign them the
+role of student in a course, and add them to the classlist.
 </description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>
@@ -1319,7 +1330,13 @@ Handler to drop and add students in cour
 <target dist='default'>home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/lonmsg.pm</target>
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
 <description>
-Routines for messaging.
+lonmsg.pm has several functions to send and receive internal messages.
+author_res_msg - send message to resource author.
+user_crit_msg - send a critical message to a user. A critical message
+will require acknowledgment by the recipient and the sender will be notified.
+user_crit_received - routine to trigger acknowledgment.
+statuschange - change the status of a message (read, replied, forwarded, etc).
+The handler also displays messages, has routines to reply, etc.
 </description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>
@@ -1338,7 +1355,9 @@ problems and assignments.
 <target dist='default'>home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache/lonspreadsheet.pm</target>
 <categoryname>handler</categoryname>
 <description>
-Spreadsheet/Grades Display Handler
+Spreadsheets are completely web-based.
+They exist on the level of a whole course, a student, and individual
+assessments.
 </description>
 <status>works/unverified</status>
 </file>