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+# $EPIC: ping.txt,v 1.2 2006/08/19 03:58:07 sthalik Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+__ping__ <nickname>
+__ping__ <channel>
+======Description:======
+Lag is a way of life on irc.  "Lag" is determined by how much time it takes
+a message to get from the sender to the recipient.  The more lag, the longer
+it takes for someone to get your messages.  Sometimes you want to see just
+how long it will take for a message to get to someone else and back.  The
+__PING__ command sends someone a specially crafted message asking them to
+send the message back.  When you receive the message back, you can then
+measure the amount of time it took to come back and that will tell you how
+much lag there is to that person.
+This command uses the [[CTCP]] [[ctcp PING|ping]] command to do its work.
+This command actually sends a message to the other person who will then
+send another message back.  If the server (or network) is already overloaded
+with traffic, this will only add to the burden.  [[PING]]ing people frequently
+will make the lag worse, so be reasonable.
+Not every client will respond to a PING request.  You are not guaranteed
+to receive a reply to a PING command.  Some clients will mangle the PING
+request rendering the results invalid.  You are not guaranteed to receive
+an accurate reply to a PING command.
+The PING command uses the [[CTCP]] command and so will not work from within an
+/[[ON MSG]], /[[ON PUBLIC]], /[[ON PUBLIC_OTHER]], /[[ON NOTICE]], or the like.
+======Examples:======
+To see how far away your friend booya is from you:
+      /ping booya
+To see how far away everyone in channel #blah is:
+      /ping #blah