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+<?php /** @file */
+
+require_once('include/zot.php');
+
+function zping_content(&$a) {
+
+	// This is just a test utility function and may go away once we build these tools into
+	// the address book and directory to do dead site discovery.
+
+	// The response packet include the current URL and key so we can discover if the server 
+	// has been re-installed and clean up (e.g. get rid of) any old hublocs and xchans. 
+
+	// Remember to add '/post' to the url
+
+	if(! local_user())
+		return;
+
+	$url = $_REQUEST['url'];
+
+	if(! $url)
+		return;
+
+
+	$m = zot_build_packet($a->get_channel(),'ping');
+	$r = zot_zot($url,$m);
+	return print_r($r,true);
+
+}
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