From acfe848315c12b21544e0273fe2d99c9e23c188d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 18:18:02 +0000 Subject: Added coverage of news, clarified POP/IMAP distinction (there's a theme to 2000-09-01 Aaron Weber * C/config-prefs.sgml: Added coverage of news, clarified POP/IMAP distinction (there's a theme to these four log entries here). * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added coverage of news. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Revised mail sources content for IMAP/POP stuff. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added IMAP and POP. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5166 --- doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 5693ecda1c..f13a56106a 100644 --- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -173,14 +173,27 @@ - + + IMAP + + + 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 POP. + This will not be on the test. + + + + LDAP - 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 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. @@ -227,6 +240,17 @@ + + POP + + + 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. + + + + Regular Expression -- cgit