  
      # remote ident
      $conf{'REMOTE_IDENT'} = $conf{'ENV'}{'REMOTE_IDENT'};
-@@ -1265,27 +1259,13 @@ sub new
+@@ -1265,25 +1278,11 @@
      	die ($@) if $@;
      }
  

     # time
     $conf{'TIME'} = time();
 
@@ -1126,8 +1122,6 @@ sub new
 
     # connection
     $conf{'ABORTED'} = 0;

-    $r->status($rc) if $rc;
-    $r->send_http_header;
 
     return $r;
 }
