: & separated key=val pairs ... but there shouldn't be any : URL escaping of the values --> : <pingQuery> : - qt=dismax&q=solr&start=3&fq=id:[* TO *]&fq=cat:[* TO *] : + qt=standard&q=solrpingquery : </pingQuery>
FYI: the old query was as complex as it was to try and make clear the "no URL escaping" aspect of how it (unfortunately) needs to be written. (hence the white spaces and "*" charaters). -Hoss