--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/02/03 05:08:05	1.941
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/03/27 12:51:56	1.941.2.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.941 2008/02/03 05:08:05 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.941.2.1 2008/03/27 12:51:56 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1650,12 +1650,20 @@ sub absolute_url {
     return $protocol.$host_name;
 }
 
+#
+#   Server side include.
+# Parameters:
+#  fn     Possibly encrypted resource name/id.
+#  form   Hash that describes how the rendering should be done
+#         and other things.
+# Returns:
+#   Scalar context: The content of the response.
+#   Array context:  2 element list of the content and the full response object.
+#     
 sub ssi {
 
     my ($fn,%form)=@_;
-
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-    
     my $request;
 
     $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
@@ -1670,7 +1678,11 @@ sub ssi {
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
 
-    return $response->content;
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($response->content, $response);
+    } else {
+	return $response->content;
+    }
 }
 
 sub externalssi {