Ping: Cheryl Isaak

 Can I ask you something via e-mail?

 wrote:


Pardon my querry, what does the Ping do in the subject line?

 Jangchub wrote:

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".. :p

 On 10/2/07 12:31 AM, in article aOjMi.85189$Lu.81905@bignews8.bellsouth.net,


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