--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2008/12/19 02:43:52	1.218
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2008/12/23 19:22:13	1.219
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.218 2008/12/19 02:43:52 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.219 2008/12/23 19:22:13 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ sub user_lang {
         @userlangs=(@userlangs,split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,
                     $env{'course.'.$fromcid.'.languages'}));
     } else {
-        my %langhash = &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['languages'],$toudom,$touname);
+        my %langhash = &Apache::loncommon::getlangs($toudom,$touname);
         if ($langhash{'languages'} ne '') {
             @userlangs = split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,$langhash{'languages'});  
         } else {