diff --git a/api/boinc_api.cpp b/api/boinc_api.cpp
index 168cc90477..49eb1a7535 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.cpp
+++ b/api/boinc_api.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ int boinc_get_status(BOINC_STATUS *s) {
     s->abort_request = boinc_status.abort_request;
     s->working_set_size = boinc_status.working_set_size;
     s->max_working_set_size = boinc_status.max_working_set_size;
+    s->network_suspended = boinc_status.network_suspended;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -722,8 +723,10 @@ int restore_activities() {
 static void handle_heartbeat_msg() {
     char buf[MSG_CHANNEL_SIZE];
     double dtemp;
+    bool btemp;
 
     if (app_client_shm->shm->heartbeat.get_msg(buf)) {
+        boinc_status.network_suspended = false;
         if (match_tag(buf, "<heartbeat/>")) {
             heartbeat_giveup_time = interrupt_count + HEARTBEAT_GIVEUP_COUNT;
         }
@@ -733,6 +736,9 @@ static void handle_heartbeat_msg() {
         if (parse_double(buf, "<max_wss>", dtemp)) {
             boinc_status.max_working_set_size = dtemp;
         }
+        if (parse_bool(buf, "suspend_network", btemp)) {
+            boinc_status.network_suspended = btemp;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/api/boinc_api.h b/api/boinc_api.h
index d8b9f154c7..3068cccc05 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.h
+++ b/api/boinc_api.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ typedef struct BOINC_STATUS {
     int abort_request;
     double working_set_size;
     double max_working_set_size;
+    int network_suspended;
 } BOINC_STATUS;
 
 typedef void (*FUNC_PTR)();
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 986a8ebfb8..d1d4511386 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1691,3 +1691,14 @@ Bernd  18 Mar 2011
 
     sched/
         sched_locality.cpp
+
+David  20 Mar 2011
+    - client and API: pass "network suspended" flag from client to app;
+        make it available as part of BOINC_STATUS
+
+    api/
+        boinc_api.cpp,h
+    html/inc/
+        uotd.inc
+    client/
+        app_control.cpp
diff --git a/client/app_control.cpp b/client/app_control.cpp
index 7a0ce6b876..623eefeef8 100644
--- a/client/app_control.cpp
+++ b/client/app_control.cpp
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ void ACTIVE_TASK_SET::send_heartbeats() {
             "<max_wss>%e</max_wss>",
             atp->procinfo.working_set_size, ar
         );
+        if (gstate.network_suspended) {
+            strcat(buf, "<network_suspended/>");
+        }
         bool sent = atp->app_client_shm.shm->heartbeat.send_msg(buf);
         if (log_flags.app_msg_send) {
             if (sent) {
diff --git a/html/inc/uotd.inc b/html/inc/uotd.inc
index 848fd184a4..96d5878e71 100644
--- a/html/inc/uotd.inc
+++ b/html/inc/uotd.inc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function select_uotd() {
             "The pool of approved candidates for User of the Day has".
             " reached your assigned threshold: there are now only " . mysql_num_rows($result) . " approved users.\n\n".
             "To approve more candidates for User of the Day,".
-            " go to the " . PROJECT . " administration page and click \"Unrated profile\""
+            " go to the " . PROJECT . " administration page and click \"Screen user profiles\""
         );
     }