--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2015/06/18 21:42:37	1.240
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2015/06/23 02:42:34	1.242
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.240 2015/06/18 21:42:37 musolffc Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.242 2015/06/23 02:42:34 musolffc Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ Returns
 
 use strict;
 use Apache::lonnet;
+use Apache::loncommon;
 use HTML::TokeParser();
 use Apache::lonlocal;
-use MIME::Entity;
 use HTML::Entities;
 use Encode;
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
@@ -460,20 +460,15 @@ sub sendemail {
     $attachmenturl = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation("",$attachmenturl);
     my $filesize = (stat($attachmenturl))[7];
     if ($filesize > 1048576) {
+        # Don't send if it exceeds 1 MB.
         print '<p><span class="LC_error">' 
             .&mt('Email not sent.  Attachment exceeds permitted length.')
             .'</span><br /></p>';
     } else {
-        my $top = MIME::Entity->build(  Type => "multipart/mixed",
-                                        From => $senderaddress,
-                                        To => $to,
-                                        Subject => '[LON-CAPA] '.$subject);
-        $top->attach(Data=>$body);
-        $top->attach(Path=>$attachmenturl);
-
-        open MAIL, "| /usr/lib/sendmail -t -oi -oem" or die "open: $!";
-        $top->print(\*MAIL);
-        close MAIL;
+        # Otherwise build and send the email
+        $subject = '[LON-CAPA] '.$subject;
+        &Apache::loncommon::mime_email($senderaddress, $to, $subject, $body, ,'',
+                                        '', $attachmenturl, '', '');
         $msgsent = 1;
     }
     return $msgsent;