can mp2 flush response output to the client, then continue processing?

[Foo Ji-Haw]

Hi all,

I'm wondering if modperl can do the following:
When responding to a http post/get, it will send a simple response to 
the client, close the connection, but continue to do some processing. 
Pseudo-code is as follows:

sub handler
{
   my $r = shift;
   print "OK";
   $r->flush;
   $r->closeConnection;

   doMoreWork();
}


The basis for the need is because I am thinking of having my process 
call itself (but another uri) to activate another process.

Appreciate any tips you can offer. Thanks.