It's already being used. I was working with a vendor and his tech support guy would say, "ping me when you're ready to move forward."
> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:46:23 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Ping? > To: [email protected] > > > How about as a business buzzword - I'm getting Pinged by everyone for status > on your issue...Please Ping me when you get a chance so we can go over the > plan... > > Don K > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Sam Cayze <[email protected]> > To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:33:31 PM > Subject: RE: Ping? > > Ping > noun > 1: a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya > [syn: {Ping River}] > 2: a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet > striking metal) > > > ALSO: > The funniest use of 'ping' to date was described in January 1991 by > Steve Hayman on the Usenet group comp.sys.next. He was trying to isolate > a faulty cable segment on a TCP/IP Ethernet hooked up to a NeXT machine, > and got tired of having to run back to his console after each cabling > tweak to see if the ping packets were getting through. So he used the > sound-recording feature on the NeXT, then wrote a script that repeatedly > invoked 'ping(8)', listened for an echo, and played back the recording > on each returned packet. Result? A program that caused the machine to > repeat, over and over, "Ping ... ping ... ping ..." as long as the > network was up. He turned the volume to maximum, ferreted through the > building with one ear cocked, and found a faulty tee connector in no > time. > > Source: http://define.com/ping > > > > The Ping River, along with the Nan River, is one of the two main > contributaries of Chao Phraya River.[2] It originates at Doi Chiang Dao > in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai Province. After passing Chiang Mai > town, it flows though the provinces Lamphun, Tak, and Kamphaeng Phet. At > the confluence with the Nan River at Nakhon Sawan (also named Paknam Pho > in Thai) it forms the Chao Phraya River. > > Sam > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
