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Spellcheck. Fixed some wording, and responded to clahey's suggestions--
2000-10-04 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/usage-contact.sgml: Spellcheck. Fixed some wording, and responded to clahey's suggestions-- notably, commented out the "add to master list" category feature. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Spellcheck. Fixed wording, event overlap description. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Spellcheck. Commented out Notes entities. * C/usage-notes.sgml: Spellchecked, then decided to comment out this file/chapter and all references to it, since it's unlikely to be implemented any time soon. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Spellcheck. Other minor updates. May need more work in the near future. * C/usage-sync.sgml: Now it's really short. And spelled correctly. 2000-10-03 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/config-prefs.sgml: Mostly spelling. Still needs major alteration. * C/menuref.sgml: s/Appintment/Appointment, fixed small errors, ran spellcheck. Still needs lots of work, since many menus have changed. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added Virus, Protocol, fixed vFolder, spellchecked. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5702
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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
<glossterm>Emoticon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Also called smileys, emoticons are the little sideways faces made
+ Also called "smileys," emoticons are the little sideways faces made
of colons and parentheses which people use to convey emotion in email.
Examples: :-) or ;( .
</para>
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
executable attachments, but before they can be run, the files must
be marked as executable with a shell or file manager. This
security precaution prevents the automatic or accidental execution
- of malicious programs.
+ of malicious programs. For more information on executables and file
+ permissions, see the documentation for your file manager or shell.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -131,10 +132,9 @@
<glossterm>Haiku</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- A Japanese form of poetry. Haiku are unrhymed, and
- three lines long. The first and last lines should have five
- syllables, and the second line seven syllables. The subject
- matter is traditionally related to the seasons.
+ A traditional Japanese form of poetry. The poems are three lines
+ long, with first and last lines having five syllables, and the
+ second line seven syllables.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@
<glossdef>
<para>
Hyper-text Markup Language(<acronym>HTML</acronym>) is the layout
- language which all webpages are written in. HTML can be used
- inside of e-mails to insert images, justfiy text different ways,
- and even include webpages inside the e-mail itself.
+ language which all web pages are written in. HTML can be used
+ inside of e-mails to insert images, justify text different ways,
+ and even include web pages inside the e-mail itself.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@
<glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a
- large database of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an
- alternative to a physical phone book.
+ LDAP, the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, allows a client
+ to search through a large database of addresses, phone numbers,
+ and people stored on a server.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -251,12 +251,26 @@
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="protocol">
+ <glossterm>Protocol</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ An agreed-upon method of communication, especially one for
+ sending particular types of information between computer systems.
+ Examples include POP (Post Office Protocol), for email, and HTTP
+ (HypterText Transfer Protocol), for web pages.
+
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
<glossentry id="regular-expression">
<glossterm>Regular Expression</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
A regular expression, or "regex", is a way of describing a
- string of text using metacharacters or wildcard symbols. For
+ string of text using metacharacters or wild-card symbols. For
example, the statement <userinput>fly*so[a|u]p</userinput> means
"any phrase beginning with 'fly' and ending in 'soup' or
'soap'". If you searched for that expression, you'd find both
@@ -271,18 +285,37 @@
<glossterm>Script</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- A program which is written in an interpreted language, which can
- be executed.
+ A program, which is written in an interpreted (rather than
+ compiled) language. Scripts are more likely to work on multiple
+ platforms, but they require an additional layer of software (the
+ interpreter) which mediates between them and the operating system.
+ Because of this, they typically suffer from relatively sluggish
+ performance, and are limited to smaller tasks.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="sendmail">
+ <glossterm>Sendmail</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ As its name implies, <application>sendmail</application> is a
+ program which sends mail. <application>Evolution</application>
+ can use it instead of <glossterm>SMTP</glossterm>; some people
+ prefer it because it offers more flexibility, but is more
+ difficult to set up.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
<glossentry id="shortcut-bar">
<glossterm>Shortcut Bar</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- The <interface>Shortcut Bar</interface> is where the user accesses
- all the components of <application>Evolution</application> from.
+ A portion of <application>Evolution</application> which offers
+ users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the
+ application.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -291,22 +324,47 @@
<glossterm>Signature</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Signatures allow a user to specify a message to place at the bottom of
- every email sent. A signature can be anything from a favorite quote to
- a link to a webpage.
+ In email terms, a signature is a piece of text placed at the end
+ of every email sent, like a hand-written signature at the bottom
+ of a written letter. A signature can be anything from a favorite
+ quotation to a link to a web page; courtesy dictates that it be
+ fewer than four lines long.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="SMTP">
+ <glossterm>SMTP</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ This is the most common way of transporting mail messages from
+ the client's computer (you) to the server. SMTP stands for
+ Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
<glossentry id="spam">
<glossterm>Spam</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Spam: useless, unwanted e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of
- chain-letters and advertisements for unscrupulous websites or
- services. Messages that are merely useless are called
- "opt-in newsletters."
+ Useless, unwanted e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of
+ chain-letters and advertisements for unscrupulous web sites or
+ services. Messages that are merely useless are called "opt-in
+ newsletters."
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ <
+/glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="virus">
+ <glossterm>Virus</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A malicious program which inserts itself into others so that it will be
+ executed, allowing it to spread to still more programs and other computers.
+ A virus can cause substantial damage by clogging networks or disk drives,
+ deleting files, or opening security holes.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -315,8 +373,9 @@
<glossterm>vFolder</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- vFolders allow an e-mail to be shared among multiple folders, so
- it appears that theres a copy of the e-mail in each folder.
+ An email organization tool. vFolders allows you to create a folder
+ that contains the results of a complex search. Folder contents are
+ are updated dynamically.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>