// $Id: Messenger.idl 97936 2014-10-24 07:27:25Z johnnyw $

interface Messenger
{
  boolean send_message (in    string user_name,
                        in    string subject,
                        inout string message);

  // After replying, abort process in
  // delay_secs seconds.
  void abort (in short delay_secs);

  // Perform a graceful shutdown.
  oneway void shutdown ();
};

