--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2005/03/10 19:10:31	1.362
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2005/03/16 13:24:15	1.363
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.362 2005/03/10 19:10:31 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.363 2005/03/16 13:24:15 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1303,8 +1303,10 @@ sub handler {
 	&Apache::loncommon::content_type($request,'text/html');
     }
     &Apache::loncommon::no_cache($request);
-    $request->set_last_modified(&Apache::lonnet::metadata($request->uri,
-							  'lastrevisiondate'));
+    if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq 'published') {
+	$request->set_last_modified(&Apache::lonnet::metadata($request->uri,
+							      'lastrevisiondate'));
+    }
     $request->send_http_header;
     
     return OK if $request->header_only;