2006-09-30 [colin] 2.5.2cvs29

[claws.git] / manual / glossary.xml

diff --git a/manual/glossary.xml b/manual/glossary.xml
index 8dee0aada5ee6a92c458f5756550ac640982037a..c4657e3984c1b4544735b1b791d62907f398f1b3 100644 (file)
--- a/manual/glossary.xml
+++ b/manual/glossary.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@
     </term>
     <listitem>
       <para>
-       When the <quote>immediate execution</quote> option is used, operations 
+       When the <quote>Execute immediately when moving or deleting 
+       messages</quote> option is used, operations 
        performed on messages, (like deletions or movements), are performed 
        immediately. If the option is turned off, all operations performed on 
        messages by the user are only carried out when the 
@@ -285,6 +286,19 @@
       </para>
     </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
+  <varlistentry id="gt_isp">
+    <term>
+       <acronym>ISP</acronym>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Internet Service Provider. A company which provides Internet access to 
+       its customers. In the dialup access age these were the big telephony
+       companies, with the arrival of broadband access the number of companies 
+       and types of services offered has grown exponentially.
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
 </variablelist>
 <!-- 
 <variablelist>
@@ -410,7 +424,7 @@
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="gt_mbox">
     <term>
-       MBOX
+       MBox
     </term>
     <listitem>
       <para>
@@ -544,7 +558,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>
        External modules which can be loaded and used by Sylpheed-Claws to 
-       extend its functionality.  
+       extend its functionality. Technically speaking these modules are
+       shared libraries which can register one or several functions to be 
+       called by Sylpheed-Claws when something 
+       <emphasis>interesting</emphasis> is being done.
       </para>
     </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
@@ -618,7 +635,7 @@
       <para>
        When replying to a message the user will often include a quoted section
        of that message to provide the context. The quoted section is shown by 
-       the prepending of a common character, usually '>'.
+       the prepending of a common character, usually <quote>&gt;</quote>.
       </para>
     </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
@@ -700,7 +717,7 @@
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="gt_smtp_server">
     <term>
-       <acronym>SMTP</acronym> server.
+       <acronym>SMTP</acronym> server
     </term>
     <listitem>
       <para>
@@ -801,6 +818,18 @@
     
 <variablelist>
   <title>T</title>
+  <varlistentry id="gt_tcp">
+    <term>
+       <acronym>TCP</acronym>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Transmission Control Protocol. The main protocol used in the Internet.
+       Allows media-independent reliable connections between two endpoints 
+       and is supported by all modern Operating Systems in use.
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="gt_themes">
     <term>
        Themes
@@ -837,6 +866,18 @@
   
 <variablelist>
   <title>U</title>
+  <varlistentry id="gt_uidl">
+    <term>
+       <acronym>UIDL</acronym>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Unique IDentification Listing. A <xref linkend="gt_pop3" /> command
+       which allows single message handling by asigning a unique identifier 
+       for each message. 
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="gt_url">
     <term>
        URL