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diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml index fb05344813..55ab3ed8a1 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an - executable. In order to be execute program, a user must have - the proper permissions. + 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. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -96,7 +99,9 @@ <glossdef> <para> Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically. + 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> @@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ <glossterm>Forward</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - By forwarding an e-mail, the user can send a third party a message + the user can send a third party a message which was sent to the user originally. </para> </glossdef> @@ -115,8 +120,9 @@ <glossterm>Groupware</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Groupware is a term describing an application who has many - productivity features built into one program. + 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. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -183,8 +189,10 @@ <glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - A mail client is the application which a user reads and sends - their e-mail with. + 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> @@ -255,8 +263,10 @@ <glossterm>Spam</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Spam: useless e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of - chain-letters and advertisements for websites or services. + 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." </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |