diff --git a/src/common/util/nrmessage_struct.h b/src/common/util/nrmessage_struct.h
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+++ b/src/common/util/nrmessage_struct.h
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+#ifndef CLASS_NRMESSAGE_STRUCT
+#define CLASS_NRMESSAGE_STRUCT
+
+/* This file should not be included by anything in the server. If you 
+ * feel that you need to include it, it's a sure sign that you're trying to
+ * do something BAD. */
+
+typedef struct nrmessage_type {
+	const struct message_type * mtype;
+	const struct locale * lang;
+	const char * string;
+	const char * vars;
+	struct nrmessage_type * next;
+	int level;
+	const char * section;
+} nrmessage_type;
+
+extern nrmessage_type * get_nrmessagetypes(void);
+
+#endif