Can I ask you something via e-mail?

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"..

On 10/1/07 5:14 PM, in article ,
"AlanG" wrote:

Can I ask you something via e-mail?


Sure - I'm not around the rest of the day, so wait until late tonight or
first thing tomorrow AM.
C

On 10/2/07 12:31 AM, in article ,
"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"..
And reveals who the ancient computer geeks are! LOL
C

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!

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
Remove no.spam for email

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
And reveals who the ancient computer geeks are! LOL
C


*P*acket *IN*ternet *G*roper = PING
A small program used to test the connection and function of remote
destinations by sending out messages and waiting for replies.

I'm beyond ancient, Cheryl..~chuckle~...I was a "nerd" and that was before
geek (General Electrical Engineering Knowledge) was an acknowledged computer
related title and a hacker was revered as an awe inspiring Wizard instead
of, as now, some nefarious, destructive criminal. I programmed with zeros
and ones (binary machine language) using machines chiseled from rock and
fueled by the skimming of tar pits

"All Your Base Are Belong To Us"
Val

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)

In article ,
"Val" wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
And reveals who the ancient computer geeks are! LOL
C


*P*acket *IN*ternet *G*roper = PING
A small program used to test the connection and function of remote
destinations by sending out messages and waiting for replies.

I'm beyond ancient, Cheryl..~chuckle~...I was a "nerd" and that was before
geek (General Electrical Engineering Knowledge) was an acknowledged computer
related title and a hacker was revered as an awe inspiring Wizard instead
of, as now, some nefarious, destructive criminal. I programmed with zeros
and ones (binary machine language) using machines chiseled from rock and
fueled by the skimming of tar pits

"All Your Base Are Belong To Us"
Val

We used to call some folks Wizards.

Bill who knows what VAX notes were and grew up with the notion that I
was always addressing my best friend.

Looking for Leopard slowly.

--

S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade

This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with
Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational
and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit.

http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid

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?

--

Travis in Shoreline Washington

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. =)

--

Eggs

-Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.

Travis expounded:

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

Ever heard of a Mac?
--
Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
e-mail address is not checked
******************************

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

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?
Oh and by the way, I'm on a Mac. Sadly running a few microsoft products..
C

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


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.

Write a stern E-mail to the school board. Include such phrases as
"economics"; "forced purchases" [Word and CDs]; "discrimination";
"PDF"[free, universal, and uncopyable]; "resource waste", and so forth.
Also note that it's a waste of time, energy and resources (burning a CD)
for a tiny bit of info that could be easily e-mailed if the "teacher"
had a brain and a will to stop such waste and rigidity. I bet they have
to turn in a printed copy, too, no?

Aaaaaaccchhhhh!

--
john mcwilliams

On 10/3/07 12:03 PM, in article
, "John McWilliams"
wrote:

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


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.

Write a stern E-mail to the school board. Include such phrases as
"economics"; "forced purchases" [Word and CDs]; "discrimination";
"PDF"[free, universal, and uncopyable]; "resource waste", and so forth.
Also note that it's a waste of time, energy and resources (burning a CD)
for a tiny bit of info that could be easily e-mailed if the "teacher"
had a brain and a will to stop such waste and rigidity. I bet they have
to turn in a printed copy, too, no?

Aaaaaaccchhhhh!
Of course they do - waste paper and don't get the CD back half the time.
(which is why there is a stack on write onlys and a stack of read-writes)

Honestly, I'm just way too tired right now to deal with that fight. But, I'm
wondering about sending the younger one to a private HS.


I actually understand some of the .doc only format; it allows the teacher to
run a program that checks for plagiarism with a web search (oh the sites out
there for essays on just about any subject, book, etc and desired grade you
want to get.)

I'd love to be a fly on the wall if/when a freeware guru runs in to those
teachers.
Cheryl