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Old 02-10-2007, 11:47 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Cheryl Isaak said:

On 10/2/07 3:30 PM, in article ,
"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
(I hate the evil empire)


Then, don't use it. =)

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