libping READMEWHAT IS IT?-----------Libping is a small C library designed to allow a programmer to make ICMP_ECHO requests and network services inquiries directly from a script or program. The library includes support for pinging HTTP/HTTPS, POP3, and SMTP services. The distribution includes ring, a script-friendly utility linked to the library and intended to be invoked directly from scripts. Unlike most ping utilities, libping will timeout on both unreachable hosts and unreachable networks. It returns a value every time it is called, a feature which makes programming ICMP echo requests simpler and more reliable. WHERE IS IT?------------The latest version of libping can be obtained via anonymous ftp:ftp://ftp.armstrong.com/pub/libping/libping-latest.tar.gzUpdates, announcements, documentation is available via the webat http://www.joedog.orgINSTALLATION------------libping was built with  GNU autoconf.  If you are familiar withGNU software, then you should be comfortable installing libpingPlease consult the file INSTALL for more details.DOCUMENTATION-------------Documentation is available in man pages pinghost(1) ring(1)An html manual is available online:http://www.joedog.org/libping/docs/manual.htmlLICENSE-------Please consult the file, COPYING for complete license information.Copyright (C) 2000  Jeffrey Fulmer <jdfulmer@armstrong.com>Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatimcopies of this document as received, in any medium, provided thatthe copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved, thus giving the recipient permission to redistribute in turn.Permission is granted to distribute modified versions of thisdocument, or of portions of it, under the above conditions,provided also that they carry prominent notices stating who lastchanged them.