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2000-07-26 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Spellchecking, proofing in all .sgml files except FDL and authors. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4358
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<glossary id="glossary">
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<title>Glossary</title>
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<glossentry id="attachment">
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<glossterm>Attachment</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Any file sent along with an email. Attachments may be embedded in
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a message or appended to it.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="automatic-indexing">
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<glossterm>Automatic Indexing</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Pre-sorting procedure that allows
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<application>Evolution</application> to refer to data quickly.
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It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for
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data displays.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="bcc">
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<glossterm>Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy)</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A way of addressing a message. Bcc is used to send a group of
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people an e-mail, while hiding their names and addresses from each
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other.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="cc">
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<glossterm>Cc (Carbon Copy)</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Carbon-copies are used to send a 3rd party a copy of the e-mail,
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so they an keep up to date on a conversation, without being in the
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To: list.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<!-- Removed pending decision on names
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<glossentry id="druid">
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<glossterm>Druid</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A small program or script used to help configure or set up some
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larger program. The <application>mail setup druid</application>
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helps you ready your email system for use. Druids are the Linux
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equivalent of "Assistants" and "Wizards."
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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-->
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<glossentry id="emoticon">
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<glossterm>Emoticon</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Also called smileys, emoticons are the little sideways faces made
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of colons and parentheses which people use to convey emotion in email.
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Examples: :-) or ;( .
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="evolution">
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<glossterm>Evolution</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> is the <acronym> GNOME
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</acronym> groupware application.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="execute">
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<glossterm>Execute</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an
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executable. <application>Evolution</application> can download
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executable attachments, but before they can be run, the files must
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be marked as executable with a shell or file manager. This
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security precaution prevents the automatic or accidental execution
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of malicious programs.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="filter">
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<glossterm>Filter</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method
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of sorting mail automatically. You can create filters to perform
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one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide
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range of criteria.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="forward">
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<glossterm>Forward</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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the user can send a third party a message
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which was sent to the user originally.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="groupware">
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<glossterm>Groupware</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups
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of people work together. Typically, a groupware application will
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have several productivity features built into one program.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="haiku">
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<glossterm>Haiku</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A Japanese form of poetry. Haiku are unrhymed, and
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three lines long. The first and last lines should have five
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syllables, and the second line seven syllables. The subject
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matter is traditionally related to the seasons.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="html">
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<glossterm>HTML</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Hyper-text Markup Language(<acronym>HTML</acronym>) is the layout
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language which all webpages are written in. HTML can be used
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inside of e-mails to insert images, justfiy text different ways,
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and even include webpages inside the e-mail itself.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="hot-key">
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<glossterm>Hot Key</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a
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computer instead of using the mouse to do the same action.
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Hot-keys can speed up computer usage.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="ical">
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<glossterm>iCal</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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<application>iCal</application> is the program which
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<application>Evolution</application> uses to manage the calendar
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section.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="ldap">
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<glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a large database
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of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an alternative to a physical
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phone book.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="mail-client">
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<glossterm>Mail Client</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A mail client is the application with which a person reads and
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sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail
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servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from
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sender to recipient.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="minicard">
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<glossterm>Minicard</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A format for the display of contact data. Similar in appearance
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to a small business card.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="nautilus">
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<glossterm>Nautilus</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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<application>Nautilus</application> is the next generation file
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manager for <acronym>GNOME</acronym> being written by Eazel.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="nickname">
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<glossterm>Nickname</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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An alias for an e-mail address.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="script">
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<glossterm>Script</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A program which is written in an interpreted language, which can
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be executed.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="shortcut-bar">
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<glossterm>Shortcut Bar</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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The <interface>Shortcut Bar</interface> is where the user accesses
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all the components of <application>Evolution</application> from.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="signature">
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<glossterm>Signature</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Signatures allow a user to specify a message to place at the bottom of
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every email sent. A signature can be anything from a favorite quote to
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a link to a webpage.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="spam">
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<glossterm>Spam</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Spam: useless, unwanted e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of
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chain-letters and advertisements for unscrupulous websites or
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services. Messages that are merely useless are called
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"opt-in newsletters."
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="vfolder">
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<glossterm>vFolder</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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vFolders allow an e-mail to be shared among multiple folders, so
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it appears that theres a copy of the e-mail in each folder.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossary>
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