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Setting ping server preferences

Use the Ping Server option of the Preferences dialog box to add and remove ping server URLs to notify when a blog entry is posted, to view a list of pings to the ping servers, and to enter the maximum number of failed pings to store for the listed ping servers.

Add the URL of a ping server to notify when a blog entry is posted

  1. Click the Plus (+) button above the Ping Servers pane.

  2. In the Ping Servers pane, enter the URL for the server (for example, http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping, or http://ping.blo.gs), and press Tab.

    If the URL is invalid, an error message appears. You can click OK to add the invalid URL and correct it later.

  3. (Optional) Repeat step 2 to add additional ping server URLs.

  4. Click OK.

Delete a ping server

  1. In the Ping Servers pane, select the desired ping server URL.

  2. Click the Minus (-) button above the Ping Servers pane.

  3. Click OK.

View a log of failed ping server entries

  1. Click the View Log button.

    The Failed Ping Servers Log dialog box opens, listing the ping server URLs to which a ping update request failed. As many as 100 entries are listed, depending on the maximum number of entries you specify in the Maximum Number Of Log Entries field in the Ping Server pane. If there are more than 100 entries, the oldest entry is deleted.

  2. (Optional) Click the Clear Log button to clear the log.

  3. Click OK.

Determine the maximum number of log entries to list in the Failed Ping Servers log

  1. In the Maximum Number Of Log Entries field, enter the maximum number of entries to display when you click the View Log button that opens the Failed Ping Servers Log dialog box.

    If the number of entries in the Failed Ping Servers Log dialog box exceeds the number you specify, the oldest entries are deleted so that the most recent number of entries are displayed. You can specify as many as 100 log entries (the default setting).

  2. Click OK.