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What does "Ping" mean?
Posted on 07/02/2006 7:57:20 AM PDT by maineman
I see so many people asking to be put on the 'ping list', what does that mean?
I also see that you can be 'pinged' if something you are interested in is posted. Are you notified someway?
Thanks
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To: theophilusscribe
To: maineman
You spin me right round baby, right round
Like a record, baby
Right round, round round
142
posted on
07/02/2006 9:03:08 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(A Journey of 1,000 Miles Begins with A Bunch of Security Hassles at the Airport)
To: Riley
143
posted on
07/02/2006 9:04:28 AM PDT
by
JoeSixPack1
(I like being Intellectual. When do we start ?)
To: greyfoxx39
"Ok, I'll bite...what does **gnip** stand for? And don't be snarky!"Really pinged off. If it catches on, I want royalties.
144
posted on
07/02/2006 9:04:51 AM PDT
by
StAnDeliver
(A wols yadnuS.)
To: maineman
i think it use to mean "keep this post active". what it really means ????.
145
posted on
07/02/2006 9:05:47 AM PDT
by
camas
To: StAnDeliver
LOL. I thought a gnip was a wee gnaw....
146
posted on
07/02/2006 9:06:48 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Paleo Conservative
Heh heh. Thanks Paleo, now I understand.
147
posted on
07/02/2006 9:07:02 AM PDT
by
KarinG1
(Some of us are trying to engage in philosophical discourse. Please don't allow us to interrupt you.)
To: maineman
Pay no attention to any of the previous posts. These guys are just pulling your leg.
Here is the official explanation for the meaning of PING: It stands for Private Investigator Newsworthy Goings-On. Here is their magazine. In England this group is known as PINGO but here in The States we use the correct reference which is and always will be PING. So when you see the words PING in an FR posting all it means is that you should go and check out the latest PI news. It's that simple.
To: All
LOL Sunday Morning Sillies!!!
Did anyone mention "ping" being the sound of watermelon seeds hitting the car door on a lazy afternoon sitting
around having a contest which involves spitting projectiles?
I am soooooooooo glad I am only a semi newbie now! :o)
To: Jet Jaguar
To: Allegra
You're just short of the 4th.....so wishing you a Happy Independence Day, Allegra!
No snark....no smerk.....
151
posted on
07/02/2006 9:13:24 AM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
To: FreedomPoster; maineman
|
Mike Muuss wrote PING in 1983 for 4.2a BSD UNIX, and says "from my point of view PING is not an acronym standing for Packet InterNet Grouper, it's a sonar analogy." He continues: "I named it after the sound that a sonar makes, inspired by the whole principle of echo-location. In college I'd done a lot of modeling of sonar and radar systems, so the "Cyberspace" analogy seemed very apt. It's exactly the same paradigm applied to a new problem domain: ping uses timed IP/ICMP ECHO_REQUEST and ECHO_REPLY packets to probe the "distance" to the target machine. " "If I'd known then that it would be my most famous accomplishment in life, I might have worked on it another day or two and added some more options." Dave Mills offered this expansion of the name (Backronymn) to Packet InterNet Grouper (later called Groper and even Gopher) |
152
posted on
07/02/2006 9:15:27 AM PDT
by
HawaiianGecko
(Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.)
To: Paleo Conservative
153
posted on
07/02/2006 9:18:05 AM PDT
by
MineralMan
(non-evangelical atheist)
Comment #154 Removed by Moderator
To: BIGLOOK
You're just short of the 4th.....so wishing you a Happy Independence Day, Allegra!Thanks! We all hope the fireworks are kept to a minimum. Happy Fourth back atcha!
To celebrate, I think I'll post a vanity thread asking what "Bump" means.
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posted on
07/02/2006 9:20:59 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(A Journey of 1,000 Miles Begins with A Bunch of Security Hassles at the Airport)
To: Solamente
Ping some more smack in your vein, Junkie. Oooooh. Made ya mad, did I? :^)
I'll make sure to ping you any time I think you might have an interest in a topic.
I expect that might be about 75 times a day! heh heh heh heh
156
posted on
07/02/2006 9:24:19 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999 !!!)
To: HawaiianGecko
Packet InterNet Grouper mmmmm Grouper
157
posted on
07/02/2006 9:24:41 AM PDT
by
posterchild
(The beer flowed like wine.)
To: Solamente
158
posted on
07/02/2006 9:24:42 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999 !!!)
To: Solamente
Dude... you're cussing yourself out.
To: maineman
Good heavens, who spammed the keyword? I have been prematurely blinded, and someone's going to pay for it.
160
posted on
07/02/2006 9:26:55 AM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
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