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Tut.2 - Basic Communication on the Internet: Email
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Internet/New Media
Professional
02/02/2014

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electronic mail
(email)
Definition
A form of communication in which electronic messages are created and transferred between two or more devices connected to a network.
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IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Definition
A protocol for retrieving email messages from a remote mail server or messages that are stored on a large local network.
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MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Definition
A protocol specifying how to encode non-text data, such as graphics and sound, so you can send it over the Internet.
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mail client software
Definition
Software that requests mail delivery from a mail server to a user's device. Also called, email program.
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email address
Definition
A unique identifier consisting of a user name and a domain name that represents an individual's or organization's email account on a specific mail server.
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user name
Definition
A unique name that identifies an account on a server.
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message header
Definition
The part of an email message containing information about the message's sender, recipient(s), and subject.
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message body
Definition
The content of an email message.
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signature
Definition
An optional part of an email message that appears at the bottom of the message body and usually contains information about the sender, such as the sender's name and contact information.
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To line
Definition
That part of an email message header containing the message recipient's email address.
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courtesy copy (Cc)
Definition
An email message sent to other people in addition to the primary recipient(s).
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blind courtesy copy (Bcc)
Definition
The copy of an email message sent to a recipient without that recipient's address appearing in the message so that the message's other recipients are unaware that the Bcc recipient received the message.
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category
Definition
An address book entry that consists of two or more email addresses. Also called a group.
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From line
Definition
The part of an email message header containing the email address of the messages sender.
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Subject line
Definition
The part of an email message header that gives a brief summary of the message's content and purpose.
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attachment
Definition
A file encoded so that it can be sent with an email message over a network.
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kilobyte (KB)
Definition
A unit of measure for file sizes; it is approximately 1,000 characters, 8,912 bits or 1,024 bytes.
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read-only
Definition
A file whose contents you can view (read) but that you cannot change (edit).
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detaching
Definition
The process of saving an email attachment to a file location.
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netiquette
Definition
The set of commonly accepted rules that represent proper behavior on a network.
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