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diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index f13a56106a..7aa5e494dc 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -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> |