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+// $Id$
+
+#ifndef TAO_PING_IDL
+#define TAO_PING_IDL
+
+interface Ping_Object
+{
+  void ping ();
+  // Used for checking for liveness of a server.  When the server
+  // receives this, it should send back a response indicating it is
+  // sill alive.  Depending on the policy specified, a timeout can be
+  // reached where the Implementation Repository will restart the
+  // server.
+};
+
+#endif /*TAO_PING_IDL */