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02-10-2007, 10:00 PM posted to rec.gardens
Cheryl Isaak
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On 10/2/07 3:30 PM, in article
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"Leon Fisk" wrote:
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:44:16 -0500, Jangchub
wrote:
On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:31:02 -0500, Scott Hildenbrand
wrote:
Jangchub wrote:
On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 17:14:16 -0400, "AlanG"
wrote:
Can I ask you something via e-mail?
Pardon my querry, what does the Ping do in the subject line?
It's a computer term used mainly in reference to cross server
communications in which a "ping" (small packet of data) is sent to
confirm that the other server is alive (connectible). In the event that
a server receives a ping, a pong is sent back which is a conformation
data packet made up of EPOCH time.
But in this case, consider it a "hey you"..
thanks for explaining. I've seen it over the years and always
wondered what it meant!
V
Not sure just what flavor Windows you are running, but if
you can bring up a command prompt, type in:
ping yahoo.com
Then try it again with something made up, like this:
ping
www.youbethaha.com
Have fun!
What is this Windows? Are they some thing you open to make air move about?
Cheryl
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