Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/controller/ImportExcelSaveController.java
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diff -u -r9ab81eba5d1a95a6619094dfe12184f5580971e8 -r4b54d41b74626c2edccf0cdd175f6431cbb8a39f
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/controller/ImportExcelSaveController.java	(.../ImportExcelSaveController.java)	(revision 9ab81eba5d1a95a6619094dfe12184f5580971e8)
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/controller/ImportExcelSaveController.java	(.../ImportExcelSaveController.java)	(revision 4b54d41b74626c2edccf0cdd175f6431cbb8a39f)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	String sessionId = SessionManager.getSession().getId();
 	SessionManager.getSession().setAttribute(IImportService.IMPORT_FILE, file);
 	// use a new thread only if number of users is > threshold
-	if (importService.getNumRows(file) < IImportService.THRESHOLD) {
+	if (!importExcelForm.isSendEmail() && importService.getNumRows(file) < IImportService.THRESHOLD) {
 	    List results = importService.parseSpreadsheet(file, sessionId, importExcelForm.isSendEmail());
 	    SessionManager.getSession(sessionId).setAttribute(IImportService.IMPORT_RESULTS, results);
 	    return "forward:/importuserresult.do";