Wow, thanks. I didn't ask the question, but I certainly found it interesting!
----- Original Message ----- From: Kelson Vibber<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [syndic8] Pings Amy Ransdell wrote: > What exactly is a ping and how does it work? I've noticed several other > sites have this as well. In the context of blogs and feeds, a "ping" is a way to tell a directory that your site has been updated. You ping the directory with your site's location, and the directory retrieves your feed to get the new articles. The two main ways to do this are: * Fill out a form on the directory's website whenever you add new content. This can often be turned into a bookmark. * Configure your site to automatically contact the directory, if your software supports it. Here's an example with WordPress's default settings: 1. You finish writing a new entry and hit "publish." 2. WordPress automatically pings a site called Ping-O-Matic. 3. Ping-O-Matic pings other sites, like Syndic8, Blo.gs, etc. 4. Those sites retrieve your feed and update the list of recent posts. (In a more general sense, a "ping" refers to any simple test that checks whether a service or system is running. It comes from a network tool called ping that checks whether a computer is reachable over the network.) This should not be confused with a pingback, which is a method used by some blogging software to tell other sites that it has linked to them. -- Kelson Vibber www.hyperborea.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Transfer from your equities account. Receive up to $1,000 from GFT. Click here to learn more. http://us.click.yahoo.com/aZttyC/X_xQAA/cosFAA/IRislB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (this will tell it to stop sending you mail) To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
