--- loncom/interface/lonsupportreq.pm	2015/06/18 20:19:06	1.80
+++ loncom/interface/lonsupportreq.pm	2015/06/23 02:42:34	1.81
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonsupportreq.pm,v 1.80 2015/06/18 20:19:06 musolffc Exp $
+# $Id: lonsupportreq.pm,v 1.81 2015/06/23 02:42:34 musolffc Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 package Apache::lonsupportreq;
 
 use strict;
-use MIME::Types;
-use MIME::Lite;
 use CGI::Cookie();
 use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
 use Apache::loncommon();
@@ -880,33 +878,15 @@ END
         }
     }
  
-    my $msg = MIME::Lite->new(
-                 From    => $from,
-                 To      => $to,
-                 Subject => $subject,
-                 Type    =>'TEXT',
-                 Data    => $supportmsg,
-                 );
+    my $cc_string;
     if ($homeserver) {
         if (@ok_ccs > 0) {
-            my $cc_string = join(', ',@ok_ccs);
-            $msg->add("Cc" => $cc_string);
+            $cc_string = join(', ',@ok_ccs);
         }
     }
-    if ($bcc ne '') {
-        $msg->add("Bcc" => $bcc);
-    }
-    $msg->attr("content-type"         => "text/plain");
-    $msg->attr("content-type.charset" => "UTF-8");
-
-    if ($homeserver && $attachmentpath) {
-        my ($type, $encoding) = MIME::Types::by_suffix($attachmentpath);
-        $msg->attach(Type     => $type,
-                     Path     => $attachmentpath,
-                     Filename => $fname
-                     );
 
-    } else {
+    my $attachment_text;
+    unless ($homeserver && $attachmentpath) {
         my $envdata = '';
         foreach my $var (@cookievars) {
             $envdata .= "$var: $cookies{$var}\n";
@@ -920,12 +900,12 @@ END
         foreach my $var (@loncvars) {
             $envdata .= "$var: $env{$var}\n";
         }
-        $msg->attach(Type => 'TEXT',
-                     Data => $envdata);
+        $attachment_text = $envdata;
     }
-
-### Send it:
-    $msg->send('sendmail');
+    
+    # Compose and send a MIME email
+    &Apache::loncommon::mime_email($from, $to, $subject, $supportmsg, $cc_string, $bcc, 
+                                    $attachmentpath, $fname, $attachment_text);
 
     if ($attachmentpath =~ m|$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/tmp/helprequests/(\d+)/[^/]+|) {
         unlink($attachmentpath);