--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2004/04/20 15:08:26	1.69
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2004/04/20 15:46:34	1.70
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.69 2004/04/20 15:08:26 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.70 2004/04/20 15:46:34 sakharuk Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -263,8 +263,13 @@ sub real_handler {
 
 
     # Send header, don't cache this page
-
-    if (&Apache::lonhomework::setupheader($r)) { return OK; }
+    if ($ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
+	&Apache::loncommon::content_type($r,'text/xml');
+    } else {
+	&Apache::loncommon::content_type($r,'text/html');
+    }
+    $r->send_http_header;
+    return OK if $r->header_only;
     $r->rflush();
 
     # Discard result, we just want the objects that get created by the