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<glossary id="apx-gloss">

 <title>Glossary</title>

 <glossentry id="attachment">
  <glossterm>Attachment</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Any file sent along with an email.  Attachments may be embedded in
    a message or appended to it.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

<glossentry id="automatic-indexing">
  <glossterm>Automatic Indexing</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     Pre-sorting procedure that allows
     <application>Evolution</application> to refer to data quickly.
     It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for
     data displays.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="bcc">
  <glossterm>Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy)</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    A way of addressing a message.  Bcc is used to send a group of
    people an e-mail, while hiding their names and addresses from each
    other.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="cc">
  <glossterm>Cc (Carbon Copy)</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Carbon-copies are used to send a 3rd party a copy of the e-mail,
    so they an keep up to date on a conversation, without being in the
    To: list.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="conduit">
  <glossterm>Conduit</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     A synchronization conduit is a small application which controls
     the transfer of data between a handheld device and a desktop
     computer.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>


 <glossentry id="druid">
  <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    A tool which guides a user through a series of steps, usually to
    configure or set up a program.  Equivalent to "Assistant" and
    "Wizard."
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

<glossentry id="emoticon">
  <glossterm>Emoticon</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     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>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="evolution">
  <glossterm>Evolution</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    <application>Evolution</application> is the <acronym> GNOME
    </acronym> groupware application.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="execute">
  <glossterm>Execute</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    To run a program.  Any file that can be run is called an
    executable.  <application>Evolution</application> can download
    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. For more information on executables and file
    permissions, see the documentation for your file manager or shell.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="expunge">
  <glossterm>Expunge</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     When messages are marked for deletion, they remain till they are expunged.
     When a message is expunged, it is permanently deleted, as long as it was
     marked for deletion.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="filetree">
  <glossterm>File Tree</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     A way of describing a group of files on a computer.  With the
     perversity typical of computer (and especially Unix and Linux)
     nomenclature, the top of the tree is called the root directory,
     and denoted by <systemitem><filename>/</filename></systemitem>.
     The rest of the "branches" spread downwards from the root.  Don't
     confuse the root directory with the <systemitem>root</systemitem>
     account, or root's home directory,
     <systemitem><filename>/home/root</filename></systemitem>.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="filter">
  <glossterm>Filter</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method
    of sorting mail automatically.  You can create filters to perform
    one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide
    range of criteria.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="forward">
  <glossterm>Forward</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    If you get a message intended for someone else, you can use
    message forwarding to send it on to the right person. 
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="groupware">
 <glossterm>Groupware</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups
    of people work together.  Typically, a groupware application will
    have several productivity features built into one program,
    including email, calendar, and addressbook tools.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="haiku">
  <glossterm>Haiku</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     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>

 <glossentry id="html">
  <glossterm>HTML</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Hyper-text Markup Language(<acronym>HTML</acronym>) is a language
    for describing page layout in electronic documents like web pages,
    help files, and email messages.  HTML can be used in email and
    news posts to insert images and apply text treatments.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="hot-key">
  <glossterm>Hot Key</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a
    computer instead of using the mouse to do the same action.
    Hot-keys can speed up computer usage.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="ical">
  <glossterm>iCal</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    <application>iCal</application> is the program which
    <application>Evolution</application> uses to manage the calendar
    section.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry> 

 <glossentry id="imap">
  <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail
    Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol.  Whatever it
    stands for, it allows access to email which is typically (although
    not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local
    hard disk.  Often contrasted with <glossterm>POP</glossterm>.
    This will not be on the test.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>


 <glossentry id="inline">
  <glossterm>Inline</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     Displayed as part of a message or other document, rather than
     attached as a separate file. Contrast with <glossterm
     linkend="attachment">Attachment</glossterm>.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>
 
  <glossentry id="ldap">
   <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>
   <glossdef>
    <para>
     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>

 <glossentry id="mail-client">
  <glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    A mail client is the application with which a person reads and
    sends e-mail.  Its counterparts are the various types of mail
    servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from
    sender to recipient.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>


 <glossentry id="minicard">
  <glossterm>Minicard</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
      A format for the display of contact data.  Similar in appearance
      to a small business card.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry> 

 <glossentry id="nautilus">
  <glossterm>Nautilus</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    <application>Nautilus</application> is the next generation file
    manager for <acronym>GNOME</acronym> being written by Eazel.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="nickname">
  <glossterm>Nickname</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    An alias for an e-mail address.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="pop">
  <glossterm>POP</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     POP, the Post Office Protocol, is a mechanism for email
     transport.  In contrast to IMAP, it is used only to get mail from
     a server and store it locally on your hard disk.
   </para>
  </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="public-key-encryption">
  <glossterm>Public Key Encryption</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
     A strong encryption method that uses a set of two "keys," one of
     which is made public, and one of which is kept private. Data
     encrypted using the public key can only be decrypted using the
     private key.  The longer the keys, the more difficult it is to
     break the encryption.
   </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 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
      "fly in my soup" and "fly in my soap."  There's not room here to
      go into depth, but if you want, have a look at the documentation
      for the <command>grep</command> command.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="script">
  <glossterm>Script</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    A program written in an interpreted (rather than compiled)
    language.  Often used as a synonym for "macro," to denote a series
    of pre-recorded commands or actions within an application.
   </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>
     A portion of <application>Evolution</application> which offers
     users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the
     application.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

  <glossentry id="signature">
   <glossterm>Signature</glossterm>
   <glossdef>
    <para>
     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>
    Useless, unsolicited e-mail.  Spam normally comes in forms of
    chain letters and advertisements for unscrupulous or clueless
    companies.  Messages that are merely useless are called "opt-in
    newsletters."
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>


 <glossentry id="tooltip">
  <glossterm>Tool-Tip</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
      A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse
      pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface
      element.
   </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>

 <glossentry id="vcard">
  <glossterm>vCard</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    A file format for the exchange of contact information. When you
    get an address card attached to an email, it's probably in vCard
    format.  Not to be confused with <glossterm
    linkend="vfolder">vFolder</glossterm>.
   </para>
  </glossdef>
 </glossentry>

 <glossentry id="vfolder">
  <glossterm>vFolder</glossterm>
  <glossdef>
   <para>
    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>

</glossary>