# create the basic XML structure
        response = minidom.Document()	
        prop = response.createElement('prop')
        prop.setAttribute('xmlns', DAV_NS)
        response.appendChild(prop)
	lockdiscovery = response.createElement('lockdiscovery')
	prop.appendChild(lockdiscovery)
	activelock = response.createElement('activelock')
	lockdiscovery.appendChild(activelock)

	# just spit back whatever is requested
	for node in request.documentElement.childNodes:
	    imported = response.importNode(node, True)
	    activelock.appendChild(imported)

	# give an arbitrary (time.time()) locktoken

	locktoken = response.createElement('locktoken')
	lockdiscovery.appendChild(locktoken)
	href = response.createElement('href')
	locktoken.appendChild(href)
	locktoken_textnode = response.createTextNode(locktoken_id)
	href.appendChild(locktoken_textnode)