claws-mail/manual/glossary.xml

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<appendix id="ap_glossary">
<title>Glossary</title>
<variablelist>
  <title>A</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_account">
    <term> 
Account
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
An account represents an identity within Sylpheed-Claws. As such only one email address is associated with each account. However, the number of accounts you can setup is unlimited.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_action_rules">
    <term>
Action (filtering/processing rules)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
	      An action is something that is performed on a message when it matches the rule conditions. A typical action is moving the message to a particular folder.  See also <xref linkend="gt_condition_rules" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_actions">
    <term>
Actions 
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Actions are user-defined commands that can be applied to a message, or part of a message, using a special syntax. They are presented to the user in a customisable menu.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_addressbook">
    <term>
Address book
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Storage for names, mail addresses and custom user attributes. Also provides access to <xref linkend="gt_ldap" /> servers and <xref linkend="gt_vcard" /> files.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_ascii">
    <term>
<acronym>ASCII</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard <xref linkend="gt_character_encoding" /> using 7 bit. It's defined as an Internet standard in <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc20.txt">RFC 20</ulink>.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_attachment">
    <term>
Attachment
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Additional file(s) included with a mail message. Some attachments can be displayed by Sylpheed-Claws, others require external programs. <xref linkend="gt_plugins" /> can provide additional functions for attachments.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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<variablelist>
  <title>C</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_character_encoding">
    <term>
Character encoding
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A map between written symbols, like letters and other symbols, and the numbers used to represent them inside the computer. The most well-known character encoding is probably <xref linkend="gt_ascii" />, but it has been superseded by others, such as <xref linkend="gt_utf8" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_compose">
    <term>
Compose
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Create new a message text or a reply to a received mail in the Compose window.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_condition_rules">
    <term>
Condition (filtering/processing rules)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
The prerequisites that a mail message must fulfil in order for the rule's action to be executed. See also <xref linkend="gt_action_rules" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
    
<variablelist>
  <title>D</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_digital_signature">
    <term>
Digital signature (<acronym>GPG</acronym>)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A piece of data obtained from merging a message and a cryptographic key which ensures message authorship, in a similar way that a hand-written signature does in a document. This piece of data is sent with the message so the recipient can verify its validity.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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<variablelist>
  <title>E</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_encryption">
    <term>
Encryption (GPG)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Scrambling a message with a cryptographic key so that only the recipient and ownwer of the key password can unscramble it for reading.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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<variablelist>
  <title>F</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_filtering_rule">
    <term>
Filtering rule
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A <xref linkend="gt_rule" /> applied to incoming messages. Filtering rules can be also applied manually to the contents of any folder.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_folder">
    <term>
Folder
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A folder is the primary message container. Folders can be local or remote, but they are managed in a uniform way by Sylpheed-Claws.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_forward">
    <term>
Forward
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
To send a copy of a received mail to another recipient, optionally adding your own message.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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  <title>H</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_headers">
    <term>
Headers
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Machine readable lines which form the first part of a mail message. The purpose of headers varies; Typical headers are From and To which state the sender and recipient of the message, others are used by the mail system. Some headers are optional and are used to provide additional information, such as <xref linkend="gt_xface" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_html">
    <term>
<acronym>HTML</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Hyper-Text Markup Language and was the standard language to encode web pages in the beginning of the <xref linkend="gt_www" />. Some mail clients use this language to encode the textual body of mails in order to craft special effects to text at the cost of multiplying the message size several times. HTML mail is also widely used by spammers to send <xref linkend="gt_spam" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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<variablelist>
  <title>I</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_imap">
    <term>
<acronym>IMAP4</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Internet Messaging Access Protocol (version 4). A protocol for accessing email on a remote server from a local client. All messages are stored in the remote server.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_immediate_execution">
    <term>
Immediate execution
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
	      When the <quote>immediate execution</quote> option is used, operations performed on messages, (like deletions or movements), are performed immediately. If the option is turned off, all operations performed on messages by the user are only carried out when the <quote>Execute</quote> button is pressed.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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<variablelist>
  <title>L</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_ldap"> 
    <term>
<acronym>LDAP</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing information directories such as organisations, individuals, phone numbers, and addresses.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_ldif">
    <term>
<acronym>LDIF</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
LDAP Data Interchange Format. A text file format widely used for moving data between <xref linkend="gt_ldap" /> servers and/or other programs.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_local_mbox_file">
    <term>
Local mbox file
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A local mailbox spool file in <xref linkend="gt_mbox" /> format.      
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_log_window">
    <term>
Log window
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A special window which records protocol operations in detail that are performed by Sylpheed-Claws. It's a useful tool for debugging.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
    
<variablelist>
  <title>M</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_mailbox">
    <term>
Mailbox
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
The root folder of the folder hierarchy.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_maildir">
    <term>
Maildir
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. Maildir++ is an extension to the maildir format.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_mark_message">
    <term>
Mark (message)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A tag that can be set on a message by the user in order to draw attention to the message. Marks are shown in the Mark column of the Message List.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_mbox">
    <term>
MBOX
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A mailbox format in which all mail is concatenated and stored in a single file. The mbox format supported by Sylpheed-Claws is mboxrd.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_message">
    <term>
Message
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A message is the basic piece of information handled by Sylpheed-Claws. A message is usually an email message, which is stored in <xref linkend="gt_mh" /> format on disk. Other kinds of messages (and storage formats) can be handled through <xref linkend="gt_plugins" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_mh">
    <term>
MH
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. This is the default mailbox format used by Sylpheed-Claws.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_mime">
    <term>
<acronym>MIME</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for representing binary data in <xref linkend="gt_ascii" /> text format, <xref linkend="gt_headers" /> encoding and <xref linkend="gt_attachment" />s.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <title>N</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_nntp">
    <term>
<acronym>NNTP</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Network News Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to post, distribute, and retrieve <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages, also called news articles or simply news for short.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_newsgroups">
    <term>
Newsgroups
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A set of hierarchical partitions of <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages on a <xref linkend="gt_news_server" />. The <xref linkend="gt_nntp" /> protocol allows the user to subscribe to one or more newsgroups. New messages posted to the subscribed groups are automatically downloaded on connection.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_news_server">
    <term>
News server    
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Server which provides access to <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages in <xref linkend="gt_newsgroups" /> through the <xref linkend="gt_nntp" /> protocol.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <title>P</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_pgp_inline">
    <term>
<acronym>PGP</acronym> Inline
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Digital signing method which includes the signature data in the message body.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <varlistentry id="gt_pgp_mime">
    <term>
<acronym>PGP</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Digital signing method which includes the signature data as a separate <xref linkend="gt_mime" /> <xref linkend="gt_attachment" />.
      </para>
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  <varlistentry id="gt_plugins">
    <term>
Plugins
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
External modules which can be loaded and used by Sylpheed-Claws to extend its functionality.  
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_pop3">
    <term>
<acronym>POP3</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Post Office Protocol (version 3). A protocol for retrieving email from a remote server. Messages can be automatically removed from server after downloading.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_privacy_gpg">
    <term>
Privacy (<acronym>GPG</acronym>)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Privacy provides methods for both signing and encrypting mail messages you send and also for verifying and decrypting signed and encrypted messages that you receive.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_processing_rule">
    <term>
Processing rule
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A <xref linkend="gt_rule" /> or set of rules belonging to a folder which are executed on entering the folder.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <title>Q</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_queue">
    <term>
Queue
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Temporary storage for messages which are waiting to be sent, either because they couldn't be sent due a network failure or because the user requested them to be sent later.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_quick_search">
    <term>
Quick Search
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A powerful way to search for messages using almost any criteria that you can think of.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_quotation">
    <term>
Quotation
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
When replying to a message the user will often include a quoted section of that message to provide the context. The quoted section is shown by the prepending of a common character, usually '>'.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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  <title>R</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_recursive_quick_search">
    <term>
Recursive (Quick Search)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A recursive <xref linkend="gt_quick_search" /> will also search in all subfolders of the selected folder.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_redirect">
    <term>
Redirect
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
To send a copy of a received mail in its original form to another recipient.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_reply">
    <term>
Reply
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Answer to a received message. As verb also the act of answering a message.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_rule">
    <term>
Rule
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Logical structure comprised of one or more conditions (see <xref linkend="gt_condition_rules" />) and one or more associated actions (see <xref linkend="gt_action_rules" />). Rules are used for filtering mail messages.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <title>S</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_smtp">
    <term>
<acronym>SMTP</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for sending email to servers.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_smtp_server">
    <term>
<acronym>SMTP</acronym> server.
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A server which receives mail messages from other hosts and/or sends mail messages to other hosts using the <xref linkend="gt_smtp" /> protocol.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_source_message">
    <term>
Source (message)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
The full text of a message as it is transmitted over the network. This includes all headers, message body and encoded attachments if present.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_spam">
    <term>
Spam
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Junk mail, unsolicited commercial emails.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_spell_checking">
    <term>
Spell checking
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Automatic verification of spelling while typing or after composition has finished.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_ssl">
    <term>
<acronym>SSL</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Secure Sockets Layer. A protocol used to encrypt and protect data sent over a network.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_ssl_certificate">
    <term>
<acronym>SSL</acronym> certificate
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A certificate installed on a secure server that is used for identification.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_starttls">
    <term>
STARTTLS
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
STARTTLS (Start Transport Layer Security) is a command used to initiate a secure connection between two servers using <xref linkend="gt_ssl" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_sticky_quick_search">
    <term>
Sticky (Quick Search)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
When the sticky option is set on <xref linkend="gt_quick_search" /> the search terms are not cleared when changing folders.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_synchronisation">
    <term>
Synchronisation (folder)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Making the contents of a local folder mirror those of an equivalent remote folder in the associated mail server.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <title>T</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_themes">
    <term>
Themes
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Image sets for changing the appearance of buttons, folders and other graphical elements of Sylpheed-Claws.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_thread">
    <term>
Thread (messages)
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A set of messages loosely relating to each other. 
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_toolbars">
    <term>
Toolbars
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Sets of buttons arranged horizontally which provide access to all commonly used functions. Toolbars in Sylpheed-Claws can be customised.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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  <title>U</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_usenet">
    <term>
USENET
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
User's Network. A bulletin board system of discussion groups, often called <xref linkend="gt_newsgroups" />.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_utf8">
    <term>
<acronym>UTF-8</acronym>    
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
8-bit Unicode Transformation Format. A variable length character encoding capable of representing any universal character. An Internet standard defined in <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3629.txt">RFC 3629</ulink>.
      </para>
    </listitem>
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  <title>V</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_vcard">
    <term>
vCard
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
File format standard for Personal Data Interchange, it can hold information such as address, phone numbers, etc., much like the information usually found in a business card. They are commonly found attached to mail messages.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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  <title>W</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_wrapping">
    <term>
Wrapping
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Restructuring of the message text based on a user-defined maximum number of characters per line. Wrapping ensures that paragraphs are justified, which means that they are aligned to the left and right margins.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry id="gt_www">
    <term>
<acronym>WWW</acronym>
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
World Wide Web, the hyperlinked network of web pages accross the Internet.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
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  <title>X</title>
  <varlistentry id="gt_xface">
    <term>
X-Face
    </term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
Specially coded black and white image (48x48 pixels) included in the message headers. Capable mailers like Sylpheed-Claws and others can decode and show it alongside the message text. Although they are not unique, they can help to quickly identify the mensage sender.
      </para>
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