X-Git-Url: http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=manual%2Fglossary.xml;h=c60f7f634e096cee86b9b9795266f56b5f29f9ce;hp=d6211105146062b5ef63e4b5be45e5b71a96de91;hb=e98adf35bc6efaf304863700f420a47e173831dc;hpb=747634d7524d99d4fc371bc90c17cdd0507201ad diff --git a/manual/glossary.xml b/manual/glossary.xml index d62111051..c60f7f634 100644 --- a/manual/glossary.xml +++ b/manual/glossary.xml @@ -5,61 +5,75 @@ A -Account + Account -An account represents an identity within Sylpheed-Claws. As such only one email address is associated with an account. You can setup an unlimited number of accounts though. + An account represents an identity within Claws Mail. As such only + one email address is associated with each account. However, the number + of accounts you can setup is unlimited. -Action (rules) + Action (filtering/processing rules) -An action is something to be performed when a message matches the filtering rule conditions. Most common action is to move the matching message to a preset folder. + An action is something that is performed on a message when it matches + the rule conditions. A typical action is moving the message to a + particular folder. See also . -Actions + Actions -User defined commands arranged in a customisable menu. Message(s) or part of a message can be passed to them using a special syntax. + Actions are user-defined commands that can be applied to a message, or + part of a message, using a special syntax. They are presented to the + user in a customisable menu. -Addressbook + Address book -Storage for names, mail addresses and custom user attributes. Also provides access to servers and files. + Storage for names, mail addresses and custom user attributes. Also + provides access to servers and files. -ASCII + ASCII -American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard using 7 bit. It's defined as an Internet standard in RFC 20. + American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard using 7 bit. It's defined as an + Internet standard in RFC 20. -Attachment + Attachment -Aditional file bundled with a mail message. Some attachments can be displayed inside Sylpheed-Claws, others require external programs. can provide additional functions for attachments. + Additional file(s) included with a mail message. Some attachments can + be displayed by Claws Mail, others require external programs. + can provide additional functions for + attachments. @@ -81,31 +95,37 @@ Aditional file bundled with a mail message. Some attachments can be displayed in C -Character encoding + Character encoding -A map between writting symbols (like letters and other symbols) and the numbers used to represent them inside the computer. Most famous character encoding is probably , but it has been superseded by others like . + A map between written symbols, like letters and other symbols, and the + numbers used to represent them inside the computer. The most well-known + character encoding is probably , but it has + been superseded by others, such as . -Compose + Compose -Create new a message text or a reply to a received mail in the so called compose window. + Create new a message text or a reply to a received mail in the Compose + window. -Condition (rules) + Condition (filtering/processing rules) -The prerequisites a mail message must fulfill so the rule's action is executed. See also . + The prerequisites that a mail message must fulfil in order for the + rule's action to be executed. See also . @@ -115,11 +135,14 @@ The prerequisites a mail message must fulfill so the rule's action is executed. D -Digital signature (GPG) + Digital signature (GPG) -A piece of data obtained from merging a message and a cryptographic key which allows ensuring message authorship, more or less the same way a hand-written signature in a document does. This piece of data is sent with the message so the recipient can verify its validity. + A piece of data obtained from merging a message and a cryptographic key + which ensures message authorship, in a similar way that a hand-written + signature does in a document. This piece of data is sent with the m + essage so the recipient can verify its validity. @@ -129,11 +152,12 @@ A piece of data obtained from merging a message and a cryptographic key which al E -Encryption (GPG) + Encryption (GPG) -Scrambling a message with a cryptographic key so that only the recipient and ownwer of the key password can unscramble it for reading. + Scrambling a message with a cryptographic key so that only the + recipient and ownwer of the key password can unscramble it for reading. @@ -141,33 +165,47 @@ Scrambling a message with a cryptographic key so that only the recipient and own F + + + Face + + + + A more modern implementation of the , it's a + coloured image (48x48 pixels) included in the message headers. + + + -Filtering rule + Filtering rule -A applied to incoming messages. Filtering rules can be also applied manually to the contents of any selected folder. + A applied to incoming messages. Filtering + rules can be also applied manually to the contents of any folder. -Folder + Folder -A folder is the primary message container. Folders can be local or remote, but they are managed in an uniform way by Sylpheed-Claws. Plugins can provide aditional folder types when loaded. + A folder is the primary message container. Folders can be local or + remote, but they are managed in a uniform way by Claws Mail. -Forward + Forward -Sent a received mail to other recipient which is not the sender. + To send a copy of a received mail to another recipient, optionally + adding your own message. @@ -189,21 +227,31 @@ Sent a received mail to other recipient which is not the sender. H -Headers + Headers -Machine readable lines which are the first part of a mail message. Purpose of headers varies. Typical headers are the From and To which state the sender and recipient of the message. Others are just needed for the mail system to work. And there is other group which are optional but may provide aditional information, like . + Machine readable lines which form the first part of a mail message. The + purpose of headers varies; Typical headers are From and To which state + the sender and recipient of the message, others are used by the mail + system. Some headers are optional and are used to provide additional + information, such as or . -HTML + HTML -Acronym for Hyper-Text Markup Language and was the standard language to encode web pages on the beginning of the . Some mail clients use this language to encode the textual body of mails in order to craft special effects to text at the cost of multiplying the message size even several times. Unfortunately HTML mail is also widely used by spammers to send . + Acronym for Hyper-Text Markup Language. It was the standard language to + encode web pages in the beginning of the . + Some mail clients use this language to encode the textual body of mails + in order to craft special effects to text at the cost of multiplying + the message size several times. HTML mail is also widely used by + spammers to send . @@ -213,21 +261,41 @@ Acronym for Hyper-Text Markup Language and was the standard language to encode w I -IMAP4 + IMAP4 -Internet Messaging Access Protocol (version 4). A protocol for accessing email on a remote server from a local client. All messages are stored in the remote server. + Internet Messaging Access Protocol (version 4). A protocol for + accessing email on a remote server from a local client. All messages + are stored in the remote server. -Immediate execution + Immediate execution + + + + When the Execute immediately when moving or deleting + messages 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 + Execute button is pressed. + + + + + + ISP -When immediate execution is turned on operations performed on summary view items (like deletions or movements) are executed without delay. If turned off elements are only marked and operations are executed when the execute button is pressed. + 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. @@ -261,31 +329,45 @@ When immediate execution is turned on operations performed on summary view items L -LDAP + LDAP + + + + Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing + information directories such as organisations, individuals, phone + numbers, and addresses. + + + + + + LDIF -Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing information directories such as organizations, individuals, phone numbers, and addresses. + LDAP Data Interchange Format. A text file format widely used for moving + data between servers and/or other programs. -Local mbox file + Local mbox file -A local file in format. + A local mailbox spool file in format. -Log window + Log window -A special window which records protocol operations performed by Sylpheed-Claws in detail. It's an useful tool for debugging. + A special window which records protocol operations in detail that are + performed by Claws Mail. It's a useful tool for debugging. @@ -295,71 +377,97 @@ A special window which records protocol operations performed by Sylpheed-Claws i M -Mailbox + Mailbox -The root of a folder hierarchy. + The root folder of the folder hierarchy. -Maildir + Maildir -A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. + A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. + Maildir++ is an extension to the maildir format. + + + Mailing-List + + + + Electronic mailing-lists are a special usage of email that allows for + widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. They + often take the form of discussion lists, like the Claws Mail users' + list, where a subscriber uses the mailing-list to send messages to all + the other subscribers, who may answer in similar fashion. + + + -Mark (message) + Mark (message) -Some bit set on a message to indicate some special status. + An arbitrary indicator that can be set on a message by the user in + order to draw attention to the message. Marks are shown in the Mark + column of the Message List. -MBOX + MBox -A mailbox format in which all mail is concatenated and stored in a single file. + A mailbox format in which all mail is concatenated and stored in a + single file. The mbox format supported by Claws Mail is + mboxrd. -Message + Message -A message is the basic piece of information handled by Sylpheed-Claws. A message is usually an email message, which is stored in format on disk. Other kinds of messages (and storage formats) can be handled through . + A message is the basic piece of information handled by Claws Mail. + A message is usually an email message, which is stored in format on disk. Other kinds of messages (and storage + formats) can be handled through . -MH + MH -A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. This is the default mailbox format used by Sylpheed-Claws. + A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. This is + the default mailbox format used by Claws Mail. -MIME + MIME -Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for representing binary data in text format, encoding and s. + Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for + representing binary data in text format, + encoding and s. @@ -369,31 +477,39 @@ Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for representing binar N -NNTP + NNTP -Network News Transfer Protocol, the protocol used to post, distribute, and retrieve messages, also called news articles or simply news for short. + Network News Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to post, distribute, + and retrieve messages, also called news + articles or simply news for short. -Newsgroups + Newsgroups -A set of hierarchycal partitions of the news messages in a . The protocol allows subscribing to one or more newsgroups, so the messages posted to the subscribed groups since the last update are automatically downloaded by the client on the next connection. + A set of hierarchical partitions of + messages on a . The protocol allows the user to subscribe to one or + more newsgroups. New messages posted to the subscribed groups are + automatically downloaded on connection. -News server + News server -Server which provides access to USENET messages in through the protocol. + Server which provides access to messages + in through the protocol. @@ -413,63 +529,102 @@ Server which provides access to USENET messages in P + + + PDF + + + + Portable Document Format. An open binary file format developed by Adobe + Systems to allow interchanging of printable documents between different + platforms. Inherits some features from + but not being a language made it easier to process, especially on + desktop computers. + + + -PGP Inline + PGP Inline -Digital signing method which includes the signature data in the message body. + Digital signing method which includes the signature data in the message + body. Currently deprecated in favour of . -PGP MIME + PGP MIME -Digital signing method which includes the signature data as a separate . + Digital signing method which includes the signature data as a separate + . -Plugins + Plugins -External modules which can be loaded and used by Sylpheed-Claws to extend its functionality. + External modules which can be loaded and used by Claws Mail to + extend its functionality. Technically speaking these modules are + shared libraries which can register one or several functions to be + called by Claws Mail when something + interesting is being done. -POP3 + POP3 -Post Office Protocol (version 3). A protocol for retrieving email from a remote server. Messages can be automatically removed from server after downloading. + Post Office Protocol (version 3). A protocol for retrieving email from + a remote server. Messages can be automatically removed from server + after downloading. + + + + + + PostScript + + + + Page description language primarily used and understood by printing + devices to generate its output. Was developed by Adobe Systems and + is now a widely used standard in the printing industry. As it's a + fully featured interpreted language it requires some processing power + to deal with. -Privacy (GPG) + Privacy (GPG) -Privacy provides methods for both signing and encrypting mail messages you send and also for decrypting and verifying signed and encrypted messages. + Privacy provides methods for both signing and encrypting mail messages + you send and also for verifying and decrypting signed and encrypted + messages that you receive. -Processing rule + Processing rule -A which affects only a folder. + A or set of rules belonging to a folder + which are executed on entering the folder. @@ -479,31 +634,36 @@ A which affects only a folder. Q -Queue + Queue -Temporary storage for messages which are waiting to be sent, either because they couldn't be sent due a network failure or because user requested them to be sent later. + Temporary storage for messages which are waiting to be sent, either + because they couldn't be sent due a network failure or because the + user requested them to be sent later. -Quick Search + Quick Search -A dynamic filtering feature which allows viewing only a subset of the mails in a folder, those matching some filtering condition. + A powerful way to search for messages using almost any criteria that + you can think of. -Quotation + Quotation -Mentioning relevant parts of the received message within the reply in order to keep the answer in context. These parts are marked by prepending some common character. + 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 >. @@ -513,41 +673,59 @@ Mentioning relevant parts of the received message within the reply in order to k R -Recursive (Quick search) + Recursive (Quick Search) -Mode of the where filtering applies also in all child folders of the folder being searched. + A recursive will also search in all + subfolders of the selected folder. -Redirect + Redirect -Sent a received mail to a third recipient. + To send a copy of a received mail in its original form to another + recipient. -Reply + Reply + + + + Answer to a received message. As verb also the act of answering a + message. + + + + + + ROT-13 -Answer to a received message. As verb also the act of answering a message. + Simple encryption method used since Romans age, + which uses an alphabet rotated thirteen positions to encode each + letter of the message. Used sometimes to hide funny messages on mails. -Rule + Rule -Logical structure comprised of one or more conditions (see ) and one or more associated actions (see ). Rules are used for filtering mail messages. + Logical structure comprised of one or more conditions (see ) and one or more associated actions + (see ). Rules are used for filtering + mail messages. @@ -557,145 +735,158 @@ Logical structure comprised of one or more conditions (see -SMTP + SMTP -Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for sending email to servers. + Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for sending email to servers. -SMTP server. + SMTP server -A server which receives mail messages from other hosts and/or sents mail messages to other hosts using the protocol. + A server which receives mail messages from other hosts and/or sends + mail messages to other hosts using the + protocol. -Source (message) + Source (message) -The full text of a message as is transmited over the network. This includes all headers, message body and encoded attachments if present. + The full text of a message as it is transmitted over the network. This + includes all headers, message body and encoded attachments if present. -Spam + Spam -Junk mail, unsolicited commercial emails. + Junk mail, unsolicited commercial emails. -Spell checking + Spell checking -Automatic verification of words' spelling while typing or after composition has finished. Sylphee-Claws support both operating modes. + Automatic verification of spelling while typing or after composition + has finished. -SSL + SSL -Secure Sockets Layer. A protocol used to encrypt and protect data sent over a network. + Secure Sockets Layer. A protocol used to encrypt and protect data sent + over a network. -SSL certificate + SSL certificate -A certificate installed on a secure server that is used for identification. + A certificate installed on a secure server that is used for + identification. -STARTTLS + STARTTLS -Command STARTTLS (Start Transport Layer Security) is used to initiate a secure connection between two servers using . + STARTTLS (Start Transport Layer Security) is a command used to initiate + a secure connection between two servers using . -Sticky (Quick Search) + Sticky (Quick Search) -Usually condition is reset to all messages when another folder is selected. To avoid this sticky mode can be enabled, so the existing filter remains on folder change and is applied to the new folder. + When the sticky option is set on the + search terms are not cleared when changing folders. - + -Summary + Synchronisation (folder) -Top right panel where important message like sender or subject are displayed to provide a quick overview of contents. + Making the contents of a local folder mirror those of an equivalent + remote folder in the associated mail server. - + + + + T + -Synchronisation (folder) + TCP -Making local folder contents be the same that the contents of the remote folder in the associated mail server. + 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. - - - - T -Themes + Themes -Image sets for changing the appearance of buttons, folders and other graphic elements in Sylpheed-Claws interface. + Image sets for changing the appearance of buttons, folders and other + graphical elements of Claws Mail. -Thread (messages) + Thread (messages) -Set of messages and its replies, usually around a common subject. + A set of messages loosely relating to each other. -Toolbars + Toolbars -Sets of buttons arranged horizontally which provide access to all commonly used functions. Toolbars in Sylpheed-Claws are user customisable. + Sets of buttons arranged horizontally which provide access to all + commonly used functions. Toolbars in Claws Mail can be customised. @@ -703,23 +894,52 @@ Sets of buttons arranged horizontally which provide access to all commonly used U + + + UIDL + + + + Unique IDentification Listing. A command + which allows single message handling by asigning a unique identifier + for each message. + + + + + + URL + + + + Uniform Resource Locator. A naming scheme for objects (usually files) + in a multi-protocol networked environment like current Internet. + For example, this is the one of the Claws Mail home page: + http://www.claws-mail.org. + + + -USENET + USENET -User's Network. A bulletin board system of discussion groups, often called . + User's Network. A bulletin board system of discussion groups, often + called . -UTF-8 + UTF-8 -8-bit Unicode Transformation Format. A variable length character encoding capable of representing any universal character. It's an Internet standard defined in RFC 3629. + 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format. A variable length character + encoding capable of representing any universal character. An Internet + standard defined in RFC 3629. @@ -729,11 +949,14 @@ User's Network. A bulletin board system of discussion groups, often called V -vCard + vCard -File format standard for Personal Data Interchange, it can hold information such as address, phone numbers, etc., much like the information usually found in a bussines card. They are commonly found attached to mail messages. + File format standard for Personal Data Interchange, it can hold + information such as address, phone numbers, etc., much like the + information usually found in a business card. They are commonly found + attached to mail messages. @@ -743,21 +966,25 @@ File format standard for Personal Data Interchange, it can hold information such W -Wrapping + Wrapping -Restructuring the text paragraphs (quoted and unquoted) to fit them nicely to a preset width. + Restructuring of the message text based on a user-defined maximum + number of characters per line. Wrapping ensures that paragraphs are + justified, which means that they are aligned to the left and right + margins. -WWW + WWW -World Wide Web, the hyperlinked network of web pages accross the Internet. + World Wide Web, the hyperlinked network of web pages across the + Internet. @@ -767,11 +994,15 @@ World Wide Web, the hyperlinked network of web pages accross the Internet. X -X-Face + X-Face -Specially coded black and white image (48x48 pixels) included in the message headers. Capable mailers like Sylpheed-Claws and others can decode and show it along the message text. Although they are not unique, they can help to quickly identify the mensage sender. + Specially coded black and white image (48x48 pixels) included in the + message headers. Capable mailers like Claws Mail and others can + decode and show it alongside the message text. Although they are not + unique, they can help to quickly identify the message sender. See also + .