Password A code, known only to the user to whom it belongs, to gain access to a locked system. A good password should contain both letters and nonletters, and should not be easy to guess either based on information about the User or because it is a short, simple combination. PING Acronym for Packet Internet Gopher. When an address is PINGed, the response will include the number of seconds it took to make the connection. POP or POP3 Acronym for Post Office Protocol.
POP refers to the way that e-mail software like POPmail gets mail from a mail server.
Posting Sending an article to a News Group. PPP Acronym for Point to Point Protocol. Server A computer that provides network services such as files or World Wide Web resources. A single machine may have several different server software packages running on it, thus acting as several servers on the network. Signature A file that can automatically be attached to the bottom of e-mail or a News Group posting that identifies the sender.