From 079f1f45e7c421ed7f19840f70034df4c7dace74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:19:51 +0000 Subject: Accidentally copied over the Makefile.am and added all these files to the wrong directory. Cleaning up after my foolish mistake. svn path=/trunk/; revision=15738 --- help/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 470 -------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 470 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 help/C/apx-gloss.sgml (limited to 'help/C/apx-gloss.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 380f9e38be..0000000000 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,470 +0,0 @@ - - - Glossary - - - Assistant: - - - See druid - - - - - - Attachment: - - - Any file sent along with an email. Attachments may be embedded in - a message or appended to it. - - - - - - Automatic Indexing: - - - Pre-fetching procedure that allows - Evolution to refer to data quickly. - It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for - data displays. - - - - - - Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy): - - - 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. - - - - - - Cc (Carbon Copy): - - - 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. - - - - - - Conduit: - - - A small application which controls - the transfer of data between a handheld device and a desktop - computer. - - - - - - - Druid: - - - A tool which guides a user through a series of steps, usually to - configure or set up a program. Equivalent to "Assistant" and - "Wizard." - - - - - - Evolution: - - - Evolution is the GNOME - groupware application. - - - - - - Execute: - - - To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an - executable. Evolution 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. - - - - - - Expunge: - - - 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. - - - - - - File Tree: - - - 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 /. - The rest of the "branches" spread downwards from the root. Don't - confuse the root directory with the root - account, or root's home directory, normally - /root. - - - - - - Filter: - - - Within Evolution, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically when it's downloaded. You can create filters to perform - one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide - range of criteria. - - - - - - Forward: - - - If you get a message intended for someone else, you can use - message forwarding to send it on to the right person. - - - - - - Groupware: - - - 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. - - - - - - HTML: - - - Hyper-text Markup Language (HTML) 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. - - - - - - Hot Key: - - - Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a - computer instead of using the mouse. - Hot-keys can speed up computer usage. - - - - - - iCal: - - - iCal is the program which - Evolution uses to manage the calendar - section. - - - - - - IMAP: - - - Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail - Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. 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. - - - - - - - Inline: - - - Displayed as part of a message or other document, rather than - attached as a separate file. Contrast with Attachment:. - - - - - - LDAP: - - - 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. - - - - - - Mail Client: - - - 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. - - - - - - - Minicard: - - - A format for the display of contact data. Similar in appearance - to a small business card. - - - - - - Nautilus: - - - Nautilus is the next generation file - manager for GNOME. - - - - - - 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. - - - - - - Protocol: - - - 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. - - - - - - Public Key Encryption: - - - 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. - - - - - - - - Regular Expression: - - - A regular expression, or "regex", is a way of describing a - string of text using metacharacters or wild-card symbols. For - example, the statement fly.*so[au]p 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 grep command by opening a command - line and typing in man grep. - - - - - - Script: - - - 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. Often - times, accomplish repetitive and tedious tasks, to save the - user time. - - - - - - Search Base: - - - LDAP can break contact lists into many groups. The Search - Base tells LDAP the top group to use. How much of the Search - Base that is searched is set by the Search Scope option. - - - - - - Search Scope: - - - Search Scope states how much of the Search Base to search. - - - - - - Sendmail: - - - As its name implies, sendmail is a - program which sends mail. Evolution - can use it instead of SMTP:; some people - prefer it because it offers more flexibility, but is more - difficult to set up. - - - - - - - Shortcut Bar: - - - A portion of Evolution which offers - users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the - application. - - - - - - Signature: - - - In email terms, a signature is a piece of text placed at the end - of every email sent, similar to 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. - - - - - - SMTP: - - - 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. - - - - - - Tool-Tip: - - - A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse - pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface - element. - - - - - - Virus: - - - A program which inserts itself into other files or programs and - which, when executed, spreads to more programs and other - computers. A virus can cause substantial damage by clogging - networks or disk drives, deleting files, or opening security - holes. - - - - - - vCard: - - - 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 vFolder:. - - - - - - vFolder: - - - An email organization tool. vFolders allows you to create a folder - that contains the results of a complex search. vFolder contents are - are updated dynamically. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- cgit