[PHP] Pinging an IP without using exec or system

I am running scripts on a host that does not allow arbatrary commands to run via exec() or system(). However, I need to be able to test and see if an IP is active, basically ping it. I have only been able to find example scripts that use exec ot system to do the ping. Is there a way I can do a pi

[PHP] Re: Hiding email address from Robots ??

Actually, a robot will read the html it generates, so this won't really help. However, if you store your adresses as character codes ( ie a space is %20) and not just text, most robots have a hard time reading them. "News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Looking for