From cd6922fb3deaac5a5f037dc623f32e35d25f716f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Mones Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:03:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 2006-01-24 [mones] 1.9.100cvs182 * manual/glossary.xml Nearly finished, some terms missing. --- ChangeLog | 5 + PATCHSETS | 1 + configure.ac | 2 +- manual/glossary.xml | 794 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 4 files changed, 799 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 1e82e396b..568fb3c71 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-01-24 [mones] 1.9.100cvs182 + + * manual/glossary.xml + Nearly finished, some terms missing. + 2006-01-23 [paul] 1.9.100cvs181 * manual/dist/html/Makefile.am diff --git a/PATCHSETS b/PATCHSETS index fbb637af1..5eee59f9e 100644 --- a/PATCHSETS +++ b/PATCHSETS @@ -1165,3 +1165,4 @@ ( cvs diff -u -r 1.15.2.21 -r 1.15.2.22 src/summary_search.c; ) > 1.9.100cvs179.patchset ( cvs diff -u -r 1.382.2.228 -r 1.382.2.229 src/compose.c; cvs diff -u -r 1.9.2.35 -r 1.9.2.36 src/gtk/gtkaspell.c; ) > 1.9.100cvs180.patchset ( cvs diff -u -r 1.1.2.1 -r 1.1.2.2 manual/dist/html/Makefile.am; cvs diff -u -r 1.1.2.1 -r 1.1.2.2 manual/dist/pdf/Makefile.am; cvs diff -u -r 1.1.2.1 -r 1.1.2.2 manual/dist/ps/Makefile.am; cvs diff -u -r 1.1.2.1 -r 1.1.2.2 manual/dist/txt/Makefile.am; cvs diff -u -r 1.274.2.91 -r 1.274.2.92 src/mainwindow.c; ) > 1.9.100cvs181.patchset +( cvs diff -u -r 1.1.2.1 -r 1.1.2.2 manual/glossary.xml; ) > 1.9.100cvs182.patchset diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index fb9aa32fd..510f4e7bb 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MINOR_VERSION=9 MICRO_VERSION=100 INTERFACE_AGE=0 BINARY_AGE=0 -EXTRA_VERSION=181 +EXTRA_VERSION=182 EXTRA_RELEASE= EXTRA_GTK2_VERSION= diff --git a/manual/glossary.xml b/manual/glossary.xml index 77687231c..730af3118 100644 --- a/manual/glossary.xml +++ b/manual/glossary.xml @@ -1,7 +1,797 @@ Glossary - - + + A + + +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. + + + + + +Action (rules) + + + +An action is something to be performed when a message matches the filtering rule conditions. Most simple action is to move the matching message to a preset folder. + + + + + +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. + + + + + +Addressbook + + + +Storage for names, mail addresses and custom user attributes. Also provides access to servers and files. + + + + + +ASCII + + + +American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard using 7 bit. It's defined as an Internet standard in RFC 20. + + + + + +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. + + + + + + + C + + +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 UTF-8. + + + + + +Compose + + + +Create new a message text or a reply to a received mail in the so called compose window. + + + + + +Condition (rules) + + + +The prerequisites a mail message must fulfill so the + + + + + + + D + + +Digital signature (GPG) + + + + + + + + + + E + + +Encryption (GPG) + + + + + + + + + + F + + +Filtering rule + + + + + + + + +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. + + + + + +Forward + + + +Sent a received mail to other recipient which is not the sender. + + + + + + + H + + +Headers (message) + + + +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 . + + + + + +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 . + + + + + + + I + + +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. + + + + + +Immediate execution + + + +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. + + + + + + + L + + +LDAP + + + +Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing information directories such as organizations, individuals, phone numbers, and addresses. + + + + + +Local mbox file + + + +A local file in format. + + + + + +Log window + + + +A special window which records protocol operations performed by Sylpheed-Claws in detail. It's an useful tool for debugging. + + + + + + + M + + +Mailbox + + + +The root of a folder hierarchy. + + + + + +Maildir + + + +A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. + + + + + +Mark (message) + + + +Some bit set on a message to indicate some special status. + + + + + +MBOX + + + +A mailbox format in which all mail is concatenated and stored in a single file. + + + + + +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 . + + + + + +MH + + + +A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. This is the default mailbox format used by Sylpheed-Claws. + + + + + +MIME + + + +Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for representing binary data in text format, encoding and + + + + + + + N + + +NNTP + + + +Network News Transfer Protocol, the protocol used to post, distribute, and retrieve messages, also called news articles or simply news for short. + + + + + +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. + + + + + +News server + + + +Server which provides access to USENET messages in through the protocol. + + + + + + + P + + +PGP Inline + + + +Digital signing method which includes the signature data in the message body. + + + + + +PGP MIME + + + +Digital signing method which includes the signature data as a separate attachment. + + + + + +Plugins + + + +External modules which can be loaded and used by Sylpheed-Claws to extend its functionality. + + + + + +POP3 + + + +Post Office Protocol (version 3). A protocol for retrieving email from a remote server. Messages can be automatically removed from server after downloading. + + + + + +Privacy (GPG) + + + + + + + + +Processing rule + + + +A which affects only a folder. + + + + + + + Q + + +Queue + + + +Temporary storage for messages which are waiting to be sent. + + + + + +Quick Search + + + + + + + + +Quick Search (Recursive) + + + + + + + + +Quick Search (Sticky) + + + + + + + + +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. + + + + + + + R + + +Redirect + + + +Sent a received mail to a third recipient. + + + + + +Reply + + + +Answer to a received message. As verb also the act of answering a message. + + + + + +Rule + + + +Logical structure comprised of one or more conditions (see ) and one or more associated actions (see ). Rules are used for filtering mail messages. + + + + + + + S + + +SMTP + + + +Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for sending email to servers. + + + + + +SMTP server. + + + +A server which receives mail messages from other hosts and/or sents mail messages to other hosts using the protocol. + + + + + +Source (message) + + + +The full text of a message as is transmited over the network. This includes all headers, message body and possible attachments. + + + + + +Spam + + + +Junk mail, unsolicited commercial emails. + + + + + +Spell checking + + + +Automatic verification of words' spelling while typing or after composition has finished. Sylphee-Claws support both operating modes. + + + + + +SSL + + + +Secure Sockets Layer. A protocol used to encrypt and protect data sent over a network. + + + + + +SSL certificate + + + +A certificate installed on a secure server that is used for identification. + + + + + +STARTTLS + + + +Command STARTTLS (Start Transport Layer Security) is used to initiate a secure connection between two servers using . + + + + + +Summary + + + +Top right panel where important message like sender or subject are displayed to provide a quick overview of contents. + + + + + +Synchronisation (folder) + + + + + + + + + + T + + +Themes + + + +Image sets for changing the appearance of buttons, folders and other graphic elements in Sylpheed-Claws interface. + + + + + +Thread (messages) + + + +Set of messages and its replies, usually around a common subject. + + + + + +Toolbars + + + +Sets of buttons arranged horizontally which provide access to all commonly used functions. Toolbars in Sylpheed-Claws are user customisable. + + + + + + + U + + +USENET + + + +User's Network. A bulletin board system of discussion groups, often called . + + + + + +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. + + + + + + + V + + +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. + + + + + + + W + + +Wrapping + + + +Restructuring the text paragraphs (quoted and unquoted) to fit them nicely to a preset width. + + + + + +WWW + + + +World Wide Web, the hyperlinked network of web pages accross the Internet. + + + + + + + X + + +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. + + + + + -- 2.25.1