diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospacebackend/utils/VOSpaceBackendTransferAbortedException.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospacebackend/utils/VOSpaceBackendTransferAbortedException.java
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+/**_____________________________________________________________________________
+ *
+ *                                 OATS - INAF
+ *  Osservatorio Astronomico di Tireste - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
+ *  Astronomical Observatory of Trieste - National Institute for Astrophysics
+ * ____________________________________________________________________________
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 20016  Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ * _____________________________________________________________________________
+ **/
+
+package it.inaf.oats.vospacebackend.utils;
+
+import it.inaf.oats.vospacebackend.exceptions.VOSpaceBackendException;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author bertocco
+ */
+public class VOSpaceBackendTransferAbortedException extends VOSpaceBackendException {
+ 
+     VOSpaceBackendTransferAbortedException ( String str ) {
+	super(str);
+    } 
+     
+
+    public VOSpaceBackendTransferAbortedException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public VOSpaceBackendTransferAbortedException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);        
+    }
+     
+}