--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/01/01 17:41:42	1.1247
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/01/03 18:39:48	1.1248
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1247 2014/01/01 17:41:42 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1248 2014/01/03 18:39:48 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -7851,6 +7851,33 @@ sub auto_validate_class_sec {
     return $response;
 }
 
+sub auto_crsreq_update {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$crstype,$action,$ownername,$ownerdomain,$fullname,$title,
+        $code,$inbound) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,%crsreqresponse);
+    if ($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+        $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
+    }
+    unless (($homeserver eq 'no_host') || ($homeserver eq '')) {
+        my $info;
+        if (ref($inbound) eq 'HASH') {
+            $info = &freeze_escape($inbound);
+        }
+        my $response=&reply('autocrsrequpdate:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':'.&escape($crstype).
+                            ':'.&escape($action).':'.&escape($ownername).':'.
+                            &escape($ownerdomain).':'.&escape($fullname).':'.
+                            &escape($title).':'.&escape($code).':'.$info,$homeserver);
+        unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+            my @items = split(/&/,$response);
+            foreach my $item (@items) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split('=',$item);
+                $crsreqresponse{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return \%crsreqresponse;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
 
 sub get_coursegroups {