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	  independent regardless of Big/Little Endian.
	- 2) Use binmode for filehandle in case perl 5.8.0
	  tries to dink with the data stream.
	- Other changes by Rob Brown:
	- Fixed ack() failures under certain rare conditions.
	- Use more appropriate \z instead of $ in regex.
	- Resolved Cygwin "make test" problems reported by
	  h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand).
	- Add sending a real ICMP packet in the test suite.
	- Add Socket to PREREQ_PM (missing on some boxes?)
	- Adjust syn_forking IPC pipe for fatter Win32 pids.
	- Better handling of alarm() in test suite for Win32.
	- Add a DESTROY method to reduce chances of
	  lingering connect-choking children.

2.26  Dec 02 12:00 2002
	- More compatibility fixes.
	- Thanks for Solaris bug reports:
	  Paul.Gaborit@enstimac.fr (Paul Gaborit)
	  Jost.Krieger@ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Jost Krieger)
	- Thanks for Solaris testing box:
	  Gunther.Heintzen@rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Gunther Heintzen)
	- Solaris ENOTCONN select() for write choke bug.
	- Thanks for Cygwin bug reports:
	  h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand)
	- Cygwin "EAGAIN instead of ECONNREFUSED" buttwag.

2.25  Nov 19 12:00 2002
	- Handle condition where O_NONBLOCK tcp connects
	  immediately fail without EINPROGRESS
	  (certain platforms or SMP optimizations).

2.24  Oct 21 22:00 2002
	- Compatibility fixes.
	- Avoid using 127.1.1.1 and 127.2.2.2 because
	  it breaks on some platforms (Irix).
	- Handle condition where nonblocking tcp connects
	  immediately connect on some platforms
	  (solaris and freebsd) and to be SMP safer.
	- Win32 $p->ack( $host ) method should now work.
	- Add ack( $host ) test cases to test suite.

2.23  Oct 18 22:00 2002
	- Fix ack() fd "each" detection bug.
	- Add nack() method for OO interface to the
	  reason why the ack() failed.
	- Fix premature "Timed out" side effect when a
	  different specified ack( $host ) fails.
	- IO::Socket::INET ephemeral port buttwag
	  hack for the t/450_service.t test.
	- Documental changes.

2.22  Oct 17 16:00 2002
	- Add $p->tcp_service_check() method to enforce
	  remote tcp service availability checking.
	  Patch by jef@linuxbe.org (Jean-Francois Dive).
	- Changed default behavior of "syn" protocol to
	  disabled tcp_service_check instead of enabled.
	- Win32 compatibility changes ("syn" protocol).
	- Increase timeouts for tests in case client or
	  server network(s) are busy.

2.21  Oct 14 12:00 2002
	- Preserve/restore ALRM settings for tcp mode pings.
	  Spot by d@niel-berlin.de (Daniel Berlin)
	- Can now select device for udp and icmp protocols.
	  Patch by sarfata@altern.org (Thomas Sarlandie).
	- Add new "syn" protocol to allow for mass parallel
	  (synchronous) TCP service reachability checking.
	- Add ack() method to utilize non-blocking connect
	  (SYN/ACK) feature of the "syn" protocol.
	- Add demo/fping script as a "syn" demonstration.
	- Compatibility patches for cygwin.
	  Spot by frazee.23@osu.edu (Joseph Frazee)

2.20  Jun 20 10:00 2002
	- Perl 5.8.0 compatibility stuff.
	  Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck).
	  And patch by jhi@iki.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi).
	- Move INSTALL doc into perldoc.
	- Allow source_verify method to work
	  for icmp protocol as well as udp.
	  Spot by taner@taner.net (Taner Halicioglu)

2.19  Jun 03 19:00 2002
	- Add $p->source_verify method to skip source
	  endpoint verification of udp protocol pings for
	  those remote destinations with multiple interfaces
	  that may have the "reverse telnet" bug.
	  Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck)
	- Moved files to more standard locations.
	- Less common martian used for ping test
	  to reduce conflicts

2.18  May 06 12:00 2002
	- More RPM spec generalizations.

2.17  May 03 18:00 2002
	- RPM spec generalizations.
	  michael.mclagan@linux.org (Michael McLagan)
	- Win32 compatibility changes.
	  (Didn't compile on Win32 since v2.11.)

2.16  Apr 11 14:00 2002
	- Documentation changes.
	- Added INSTALL doc.
	- Added README to rpm %doc.
	- Added neat MakeMaker constants routine.
	- Buttwag around Makefile.PL warnings:
	  o "the following files are missing in your kit"
	  o "is not a known MakeMaker parameter name"

2.15  Apr 06 23:00 2002
	- Added ABSTRACT info.
	- Allow for smoother upgrade from
	  from older Net::Ping versions.
	- Change default protocol from udp to tcp
	  so it will work on most default systems
	  without any arguments to new().

2.14  Apr 01 14:00 2002