On 10/2/07 6:25 PM, in article PzzMi.586$0I5.511@trnddc08, "Travis"
wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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)


Why are you using a Microsoft product if that is how you feel?

It was a joke man.

Actually, I'm stuck with some Microsoft products until the last kid is out
of HS. There are at least three teachers a year that require all papers to
be also turned in as a Word file on a CD. No other format is allowed.

Actually, I keep wondering how Entourage got to be so useable.

C