--- loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2015/07/21 21:26:32	1.243
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsg.pm	2018/12/27 18:14:25	1.244
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging
 #
-# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.243 2015/07/21 21:26:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsg.pm,v 1.244 2018/12/27 18:14:25 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -491,9 +491,10 @@ sub sendnotification {
     $text=~s/\&lt\;/\</gs;
     $text=~s/\&gt\;/\>/gs;
     my $homeserver = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($touname,$toudom);
+    my $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($homeserver);
     my $protocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$homeserver};
     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-    my $url = $protocol.'://'.&Apache::lonnet::hostname($homeserver).
+    my $url = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.
               '/adm/email?username='.$touname.'&domain='.$toudom.
               '&display='.&escape($msgid);
     my ($sendtime,$shortsubj,$fromname,$fromdomain,$status,$fromcid,