--- loncom/localize/lonlocal.pm	2008/05/16 16:11:56	1.44
+++ loncom/localize/lonlocal.pm	2008/05/31 23:37:49	1.45
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Localization routines
 #
-# $Id: lonlocal.pm,v 1.44 2008/05/16 16:11:56 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonlocal.pm,v 1.45 2008/05/31 23:37:49 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -267,9 +267,16 @@ sub get_language_handle {
 
 # ========================================================== Localize localtime
 sub gettimezone {
-    my ($time) = @_;
     if ($Apache::lonnet::env{'course.'.$Apache::lonnet::env{'request.course.id'}.'.timezone'}) {
 	return $Apache::lonnet::env{'course.'.$Apache::lonnet::env{'request.course.id'}.'.timezone'};
+    } elsif ($Apache::lonnet::env{'request.course.id'} ne '') {
+        my $cdom = $Apache::lonnet::env{'course.'.$Apache::lonnet::env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        if ($cdom ne '') {
+            my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($cdom);
+            if ($domdefaults{'timezone_def'} ne '') {
+                return $domdefaults{'timezone_def'};
+            }
+        }
     }
     return 'local';
 }