Re: OT Question for Loretta

joesterl@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Loretta Eisenberg wrote:
> > moshe, because it is a violatile issue, I chose to take it in email,
> > If you notice the subject says OT.
> > Barbara, I think it is better to have written Ping Loretta
> >
> > Loretta
>
> ======
>
> I wasn't criticizing the original poster who had an interesting
> question.
> I simply said that I sympathized with your reluctance to publicly post
> about the volatile issue in the diabetes newsgroup.
>
> What does "ping" mean?
>
> In the old war movies, "ping" is what the submarine sonar does.

Yup "pinging" was, and still is, used to mean listening for a response to
a signal.
The Sonar sent a pinging sound and the equipment operator listened for the
signal bouncing back off of the other vessel. Pinging is also use to test
circuits on the net. A program sends a request and looks to see if there
is a response, and how long the response takes. "Pinging" a person is
just a request for a response - usually in the group. A way of saying
"Hay ...."

Lou


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