title: c# ping a website? (keep-alive service)
body: <p>is there a way in c# to be able to ping a url every 15 minutes and get a response back from the server?</p>
  
  <p>i want to try to see if .net can be used to build a simple tool to have asp.net websites invoke a re-build so that the first user doesn't incur the load penalty when the application is started.</p>
  
  <p>or if anyone has an alternative method of accomplishing the same goal...
  thoughts? tips? ideas?</p>