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Re: Ping Hidden somehow in Quake???

#38
From: Kash
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 00:00
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The ping is hidden when you use the ascii character that looks like an
orange > before the rest of the name.

-=grey=bar=-

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:04:39 -0500, dkupNOSPAM@mindspring.com (Dave
K.) wrote:

>Hey gang-
>
>Been coming across more and more players whose Ping does not display
>when queried.  I know this has something to do with trick characters in
>their name, but how is it done?  
>
>I've searched every Quake website I know of and can't find anything
>other than the normal name editors that don't mention anything about
>this.
>
>I'm just a lowly 33.6 HPW, but heck, if they can hide their ping, so can
>I! <g>
>
>Dave
>
>--
>
>Delete NOSPAM in the address before replying to email
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From: yallah54@prodigy.net (Kash)
Subject: Re: Ping Hidden somehow in Quake???
Date: 1999/05/12
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