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* manual/advanced.xml Document briefly tags feature. * manual/glossary.xml Fix definition to avoid confussion with tags. * manual/es/advanced.xml * manual/es/glossary.xml Synchronize Spanish translation with the above.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<appendix id="ap_glossary">
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<title>Glossary</title>
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<variablelist>
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<title>A</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_account">
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<term>
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Account
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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An account represents an identity within Claws Mail. As such only
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one email address is associated with each account. However, the number
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of accounts you can setup is unlimited.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_action_rules">
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<term>
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Action (filtering/processing rules)
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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An action is something that is performed on a message when it matches
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the rule conditions. A typical action is moving the message to a
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particular folder. See also <xref linkend="gt_condition_rules" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_actions">
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<term>
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Actions
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Actions are user-defined commands that can be applied to a message, or
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part of a message, using a special syntax. They are presented to the
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user in a customisable menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_addressbook">
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<term>
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Address book
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Storage for names, mail addresses and custom user attributes. Also
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provides access to <xref linkend="gt_ldap" /> servers and <xref
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linkend="gt_vcard" /> files.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_ascii">
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<term>
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<acronym>ASCII</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard <xref
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linkend="gt_character_encoding" /> using 7 bit. It's defined as an
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Internet standard in <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc20.txt"
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>RFC 20</ulink>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_attachment">
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<term>
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Attachment
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Additional file(s) included with a mail message. Some attachments can
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be displayed by Claws Mail, others require external programs.
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<xref linkend="gt_plugins" /> can provide additional functions for
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attachments.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>B</title>
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<varlistentry id="">
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<term>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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-->
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<variablelist>
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<title>C</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_character_encoding">
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<term>
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Character encoding
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A map between written symbols, like letters and other symbols, and the
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numbers used to represent them inside the computer. The most well-known
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character encoding is probably <xref linkend="gt_ascii" />, but it has
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been superseded by others, such as <xref linkend="gt_utf8" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_compose">
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<term>
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Compose
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Create new a message text or a reply to a received mail in the Compose
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window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_condition_rules">
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<term>
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Condition (filtering/processing rules)
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The prerequisites that a mail message must fulfil in order for the
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rule's action to be executed. See also <xref
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linkend="gt_action_rules" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>D</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_digital_signature">
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<term>
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Digital signature (<acronym>GPG</acronym>)
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A piece of data obtained from merging a message and a cryptographic key
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which ensures message authorship, in a similar way that a hand-written
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signature does in a document. This piece of data is sent with the m
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essage so the recipient can verify its validity.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>E</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_encryption">
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<term>
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Encryption (GPG)
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Scrambling a message with a cryptographic key so that only the
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recipient and ownwer of the key password can unscramble it for reading.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>F</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_face">
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<term>
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Face
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A more modern implementation of the <xref linkend="gt_xface" />, it's a
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coloured image (48x48 pixels) included in the message headers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_filtering_rule">
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<term>
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Filtering rule
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A <xref linkend="gt_rule" /> applied to incoming messages. Filtering
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rules can be also applied manually to the contents of any folder.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_folder">
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<term>
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Folder
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A folder is the primary message container. Folders can be local or
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remote, but they are managed in a uniform way by Claws Mail.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_forward">
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<term>
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Forward
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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To send a copy of a received mail to another recipient, optionally
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adding your own message.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>G</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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-->
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<variablelist>
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<title>H</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_headers">
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<term>
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Headers
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Machine readable lines which form the first part of a mail message. The
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purpose of headers varies; Typical headers are From and To which state
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the sender and recipient of the message, others are used by the mail
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system. Some headers are optional and are used to provide additional
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information, such as <xref linkend="gt_xface" /> or <xref
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linkend="gt_face" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_html">
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<term>
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<acronym>HTML</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Acronym for Hyper-Text Markup Language. It was the standard language to
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encode web pages in the beginning of the <xref linkend="gt_www" />.
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Some mail clients use this language to encode the textual body of mails
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in order to craft special effects to text at the cost of multiplying
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the message size several times. HTML mail is also widely used by
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spammers to send <xref linkend="gt_spam" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>I</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_imap">
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<term>
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<acronym>IMAP4</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Internet Messaging Access Protocol (version 4). A protocol for
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accessing email on a remote server from a local client. All messages
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are stored in the remote server.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_immediate_execution">
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<term>
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Immediate execution
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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When the <quote>Execute immediately when moving or deleting
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messages</quote> option is used, operations
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performed on messages, (like deletions or movements), are performed
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immediately. If the option is turned off, all operations performed on
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messages by the user are only carried out when the
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<quote>Execute</quote> button is pressed.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_isp">
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<term>
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<acronym>ISP</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Internet Service Provider. A company which provides Internet access to
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its customers. In the dialup access age these were the big telephony
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companies, with the arrival of broadband access the number of companies
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and types of services offered has grown exponentially.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>J</title>
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<varlistentry id="">
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<term>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>K</title>
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<varlistentry id="">
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<term>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>L</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_ldap">
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<term>
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<acronym>LDAP</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing
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information directories such as organisations, individuals, phone
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numbers, and addresses.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_ldif">
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<term>
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<acronym>LDIF</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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LDAP Data Interchange Format. A text file format widely used for moving
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data between <xref linkend="gt_ldap" /> servers and/or other programs.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_local_mbox_file">
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<term>
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Local mbox file
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A local mailbox spool file in <xref linkend="gt_mbox" /> format.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_log_window">
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<term>
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Log window
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A special window which records protocol operations in detail that are
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performed by Claws Mail. It's a useful tool for debugging.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>M</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_mailbox">
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<term>
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Mailbox
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The root folder of the folder hierarchy.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_maildir">
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<term>
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Maildir
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files.
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Maildir++ is an extension to the maildir format.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_mailinglist">
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<term>
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Mailing-List
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Electronic mailing-lists are a special usage of email that allows for
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widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. They
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often take the form of discussion lists, like the Claws Mail users'
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list, where a subscriber uses the mailing-list to send messages to all
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the other subscribers, who may answer in similar fashion.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_mark_message">
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<term>
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Mark (message)
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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An arbitrary indicator that can be set on a message by the user in
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order to draw attention to the message. Marks are shown in the Mark
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column of the Message List.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_mbox">
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<term>
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MBox
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A mailbox format in which all mail is concatenated and stored in a
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single file. The mbox format supported by Claws Mail is
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<literal>mboxrd</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_message">
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<term>
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Message
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A message is the basic piece of information handled by Claws Mail.
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A message is usually an email message, which is stored in <xref
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linkend="gt_mh" /> format on disk. Other kinds of messages (and storage
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formats) can be handled through <xref linkend="gt_plugins" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_mh">
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<term>
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MH
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. This is
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the default mailbox format used by Claws Mail.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_mime">
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<term>
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<acronym>MIME</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for
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representing binary data in <xref linkend="gt_ascii" /> text format,
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<xref linkend="gt_headers" /> encoding and <xref
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linkend="gt_attachment" />s.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>N</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_nntp">
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<term>
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<acronym>NNTP</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Network News Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to post, distribute,
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and retrieve <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages, also called news
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articles or simply news for short.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_newsgroups">
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<term>
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Newsgroups
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A set of hierarchical partitions of <xref linkend="gt_usenet" />
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messages on a <xref linkend="gt_news_server" />. The <xref
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linkend="gt_nntp" /> protocol allows the user to subscribe to one or
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more newsgroups. New messages posted to the subscribed groups are
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automatically downloaded on connection.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_news_server">
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<term>
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News server
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Server which provides access to <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages
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in <xref linkend="gt_newsgroups" /> through the <xref linkend="gt_nntp"
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/> protocol.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<title>O</title>
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<varlistentry id="">
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<term>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>P</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_pdf">
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<term>
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<acronym>PDF</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Portable Document Format. An open binary file format developed by Adobe
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Systems to allow interchanging of printable documents between different
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platforms. Inherits some features from <xref linkend="gt_postscript" />
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but not being a language made it easier to process, especially on
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desktop computers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_pgp_inline">
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<term>
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<acronym>PGP</acronym> Inline
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Digital signing method which includes the signature data in the message
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body. Currently deprecated in favour of <xref linkend="gt_pgp_mime" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_pgp_mime">
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<term>
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<acronym>PGP</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Digital signing method which includes the signature data as a separate
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<xref linkend="gt_mime" /> <xref linkend="gt_attachment" />.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_plugins">
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<term>
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Plugins
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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External modules which can be loaded and used by Claws Mail to
|
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extend its functionality. Technically speaking these modules are
|
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shared libraries which can register one or several functions to be
|
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called by Claws Mail when something
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<emphasis>interesting</emphasis> is being done.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_pop3">
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<term>
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<acronym>POP3</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Post Office Protocol (version 3). A protocol for retrieving email from
|
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a remote server. Messages can be automatically removed from server
|
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after downloading.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_postscript">
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<term>
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<acronym>PostScript</acronym>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Page description language primarily used and understood by printing
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devices to generate its output. Was developed by Adobe Systems and
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is now a widely used standard in the printing industry. As it's a
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fully featured interpreted language it requires some processing power
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to deal with.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_privacy_gpg">
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<term>
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|
Privacy (<acronym>GPG</acronym>)
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Privacy provides methods for both signing and encrypting mail messages
|
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you send and also for verifying and decrypting signed and encrypted
|
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messages that you receive.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="gt_processing_rule">
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<term>
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|
Processing rule
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A <xref linkend="gt_rule" /> or set of rules belonging to a folder
|
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which are executed on entering the folder.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>Q</title>
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<varlistentry id="gt_queue">
|
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<term>
|
|
Queue
|
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</term>
|
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<listitem>
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<para>
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|
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.
|
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</para>
|
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</listitem>
|
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</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 <quote>></quote>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<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_rot13">
|
|
<term>
|
|
ROT-13
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Simple <emphasis>encryption</emphasis> method used since Romans age,
|
|
which uses an alphabet rotated thirteen positions to encode each
|
|
letter of the message. Used sometimes to hide funny messages on mails.
|
|
</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>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<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>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<title>T</title>
|
|
<varlistentry id="gt_tcp">
|
|
<term>
|
|
<acronym>TCP</acronym>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Transmission Control Protocol. The main protocol used in the Internet.
|
|
Allows media-independent reliable connections between two endpoints
|
|
and is supported by all modern Operating Systems in use.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry id="gt_themes">
|
|
<term>
|
|
Themes
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Image sets for changing the appearance of buttons, folders and other
|
|
graphical elements of Claws Mail.
|
|
</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 Claws Mail can be customised.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<title>U</title>
|
|
<varlistentry id="gt_uidl">
|
|
<term>
|
|
<acronym>UIDL</acronym>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Unique IDentification Listing. A <xref linkend="gt_pop3" /> command
|
|
which allows single message handling by asigning a unique identifier
|
|
for each message.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry id="gt_url">
|
|
<term>
|
|
URL
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Uniform Resource Locator. A naming scheme for objects (usually files)
|
|
in a multi-protocol networked environment like current Internet.
|
|
For example, this is the one of the Claws Mail home page:
|
|
<literal>http://www.claws-mail.org</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<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>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<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>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<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 across the
|
|
Internet.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<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 Claws Mail and others can
|
|
decode and show it alongside the message text. Although they are not
|
|
unique, they can help to quickly identify the message sender. See also
|
|
<xref linkend="gt_face" />.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
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|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<title>Y</title>
|
|
<varlistentry id="">
|
|
<term>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<title>Z</title>
|
|
<varlistentry id="">
|
|
<term>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
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|
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</appendix>
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