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2 <appendix id="ap_glossary">
3 <title>Glossary</title>
4 <variablelist>
5 <title>A</title>
6 <varlistentry id="gt_account">
7 <term>
8 Account
9 </term>
10 <listitem>
11 <para>
12 An account represents an identity within Claws Mail. As such only
13 one email address is associated with each account. However, the number
14 of accounts you can setup is unlimited.
15 </para>
16 </listitem>
17 </varlistentry>
18 <varlistentry id="gt_action_rules">
19 <term>
20 Action (filtering/processing rules)
21 </term>
22 <listitem>
23 <para>
24 An action is something that is performed on a message when it matches
25 the rule conditions. A typical action is moving the message to a
26 particular folder. See also <xref linkend="gt_condition_rules" />.
27 </para>
28 </listitem>
29 </varlistentry>
30 <varlistentry id="gt_actions">
31 <term>
32 Actions
33 </term>
34 <listitem>
35 <para>
36 Actions are user-defined commands that can be applied to a message, or
37 part of a message, using a special syntax. They are presented to the
38 user in a customisable menu.
39 </para>
40 </listitem>
41 </varlistentry>
42 <varlistentry id="gt_addressbook">
43 <term>
44 Address book
45 </term>
46 <listitem>
47 <para>
48 Storage for names, mail addresses and custom user attributes. Also
49 provides access to <xref linkend="gt_ldap" /> servers and <xref
50 linkend="gt_vcard" /> files.
51 </para>
52 </listitem>
53 </varlistentry>
54 <varlistentry id="gt_ascii">
55 <term>
56 <acronym>ASCII</acronym>
57 </term>
58 <listitem>
59 <para>
60 American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard <xref
61 linkend="gt_character_encoding" /> using 7 bit. It's defined as an
62 Internet standard in <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc20.txt"
63 >RFC 20</ulink>.
64 </para>
65 </listitem>
66 </varlistentry>
67 <varlistentry id="gt_attachment">
68 <term>
69 Attachment
70 </term>
71 <listitem>
72 <para>
73 Additional file(s) included with a mail message. Some attachments can
74 be displayed by Claws Mail, others require external programs.
75 <xref linkend="gt_plugins" /> can provide additional functions for
76 attachments.
77 </para>
78 </listitem>
79 </varlistentry>
80 </variablelist>
81 <!--
82 <variablelist>
83 <title>B</title>
84 <varlistentry id="">
85 <term>
86 </term>
87 <listitem>
88 <para>
89 </para>
90 </listitem>
91 </varlistentry>
92 </variablelist>
93 -->
94 <variablelist>
95 <title>C</title>
96 <varlistentry id="gt_character_encoding">
97 <term>
98 Character encoding
99 </term>
100 <listitem>
101 <para>
102 A map between written symbols, like letters and other symbols, and the
103 numbers used to represent them inside the computer. The most well-known
104 character encoding is probably <xref linkend="gt_ascii" />, but it has
105 been superseded by others, such as <xref linkend="gt_utf8" />.
106 </para>
107 </listitem>
108 </varlistentry>
109 <varlistentry id="gt_compose">
110 <term>
111 Compose
112 </term>
113 <listitem>
114 <para>
115 Create new a message text or a reply to a received mail in the Compose
116 window.
117 </para>
118 </listitem>
119 </varlistentry>
120 <varlistentry id="gt_condition_rules">
121 <term>
122 Condition (filtering/processing rules)
123 </term>
124 <listitem>
125 <para>
126 The prerequisites that a mail message must fulfil in order for the
127 rule's action to be executed. See also <xref
128 linkend="gt_action_rules" />.
129 </para>
130 </listitem>
131 </varlistentry>
132 </variablelist>
134 <variablelist>
135 <title>D</title>
136 <varlistentry id="gt_digital_signature">
137 <term>
138 Digital signature (<acronym>GPG</acronym>)
139 </term>
140 <listitem>
141 <para>
142 A piece of data obtained from merging a message and a cryptographic key
143 which ensures message authorship, in a similar way that a hand-written
144 signature does in a document. This piece of data is sent with the m
145 essage so the recipient can verify its validity.
146 </para>
147 </listitem>
148 </varlistentry>
149 </variablelist>
151 <variablelist>
152 <title>E</title>
153 <varlistentry id="gt_encryption">
154 <term>
155 Encryption (GPG)
156 </term>
157 <listitem>
158 <para>
159 Scrambling a message with a cryptographic key so that only the
160 recipient and ownwer of the key password can unscramble it for reading.
161 </para>
162 </listitem>
163 </varlistentry>
164 </variablelist>
166 <variablelist>
167 <title>F</title>
168 <varlistentry id="gt_face">
169 <term>
170 Face
171 </term>
172 <listitem>
173 <para>
174 A more modern implementation of the <xref linkend="gt_xface" />, it's a
175 coloured image (48x48 pixels) included in the message headers.
176 </para>
177 </listitem>
178 </varlistentry>
179 <varlistentry id="gt_filtering_rule">
180 <term>
181 Filtering rule
182 </term>
183 <listitem>
184 <para>
185 A <xref linkend="gt_rule" /> applied to incoming messages. Filtering
186 rules can be also applied manually to the contents of any folder.
187 </para>
188 </listitem>
189 </varlistentry>
190 <varlistentry id="gt_folder">
191 <term>
192 Folder
193 </term>
194 <listitem>
195 <para>
196 A folder is the primary message container. Folders can be local or
197 remote, but they are managed in a uniform way by Claws Mail.
198 </para>
199 </listitem>
200 </varlistentry>
201 <varlistentry id="gt_forward">
202 <term>
203 Forward
204 </term>
205 <listitem>
206 <para>
207 To send a copy of a received mail to another recipient, optionally
208 adding your own message.
209 </para>
210 </listitem>
211 </varlistentry>
212 </variablelist>
213 <!--
214 <variablelist>
215 <title>G</title>
216 <varlistentry>
217 <term>
218 </term>
219 <listitem>
220 <para>
221 </para>
222 </listitem>
223 </varlistentry>
224 </variablelist>
225 -->
226 <variablelist>
227 <title>H</title>
228 <varlistentry id="gt_headers">
229 <term>
230 Headers
231 </term>
232 <listitem>
233 <para>
234 Machine readable lines which form the first part of a mail message. The
235 purpose of headers varies; Typical headers are From and To which state
236 the sender and recipient of the message, others are used by the mail
237 system. Some headers are optional and are used to provide additional
238 information, such as <xref linkend="gt_xface" /> or <xref
239 linkend="gt_face" />.
240 </para>
241 </listitem>
242 </varlistentry>
243 <varlistentry id="gt_html">
244 <term>
245 <acronym>HTML</acronym>
246 </term>
247 <listitem>
248 <para>
249 Acronym for Hyper-Text Markup Language. It was the standard language to
250 encode web pages in the beginning of the <xref linkend="gt_www" />.
251 Some mail clients use this language to encode the textual body of mails
252 in order to craft special effects to text at the cost of multiplying
253 the message size several times. HTML mail is also widely used by
254 spammers to send <xref linkend="gt_spam" />.
255 </para>
256 </listitem>
257 </varlistentry>
258 </variablelist>
260 <variablelist>
261 <title>I</title>
262 <varlistentry id="gt_imap">
263 <term>
264 <acronym>IMAP4</acronym>
265 </term>
266 <listitem>
267 <para>
268 Internet Messaging Access Protocol (version 4). A protocol for
269 accessing email on a remote server from a local client. All messages
270 are stored in the remote server.
271 </para>
272 </listitem>
273 </varlistentry>
274 <varlistentry id="gt_immediate_execution">
275 <term>
276 Immediate execution
277 </term>
278 <listitem>
279 <para>
280 When the <quote>Execute immediately when moving or deleting
281 messages</quote> option is used, operations
282 performed on messages, (like deletions or movements), are performed
283 immediately. If the option is turned off, all operations performed on
284 messages by the user are only carried out when the
285 <quote>Execute</quote> button is pressed.
286 </para>
287 </listitem>
288 </varlistentry>
289 <varlistentry id="gt_isp">
290 <term>
291 <acronym>ISP</acronym>
292 </term>
293 <listitem>
294 <para>
295 Internet Service Provider. A company which provides Internet access to
296 its customers. In the dialup access age these were the big telephony
297 companies, with the arrival of broadband access the number of companies
298 and types of services offered has grown exponentially.
299 </para>
300 </listitem>
301 </varlistentry>
302 </variablelist>
303 <!--
304 <variablelist>
305 <title>J</title>
306 <varlistentry id="">
307 <term>
308 </term>
309 <listitem>
310 <para>
311 </para>
312 </listitem>
313 </varlistentry>
314 </variablelist>
316 <variablelist>
317 <title>K</title>
318 <varlistentry id="">
319 <term>
320 </term>
321 <listitem>
322 <para>
323 </para>
324 </listitem>
325 </varlistentry>
326 </variablelist>
327 -->
328 <variablelist>
329 <title>L</title>
330 <varlistentry id="gt_ldap">
331 <term>
332 <acronym>LDAP</acronym>
333 </term>
334 <listitem>
335 <para>
336 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing
337 information directories such as organisations, individuals, phone
338 numbers, and addresses.
339 </para>
340 </listitem>
341 </varlistentry>
342 <varlistentry id="gt_ldif">
343 <term>
344 <acronym>LDIF</acronym>
345 </term>
346 <listitem>
347 <para>
348 LDAP Data Interchange Format. A text file format widely used for moving
349 data between <xref linkend="gt_ldap" /> servers and/or other programs.
350 </para>
351 </listitem>
352 </varlistentry>
353 <varlistentry id="gt_local_mbox_file">
354 <term>
355 Local mbox file
356 </term>
357 <listitem>
358 <para>
359 A local mailbox spool file in <xref linkend="gt_mbox" /> format.
360 </para>
361 </listitem>
362 </varlistentry>
363 <varlistentry id="gt_log_window">
364 <term>
365 Log window
366 </term>
367 <listitem>
368 <para>
369 A special window which records protocol operations in detail that are
370 performed by Claws Mail. It's a useful tool for debugging.
371 </para>
372 </listitem>
373 </varlistentry>
374 </variablelist>
376 <variablelist>
377 <title>M</title>
378 <varlistentry id="gt_mailbox">
379 <term>
380 Mailbox
381 </term>
382 <listitem>
383 <para>
384 The root folder of the folder hierarchy.
385 </para>
386 </listitem>
387 </varlistentry>
388 <varlistentry id="gt_maildir">
389 <term>
390 Maildir
391 </term>
392 <listitem>
393 <para>
394 A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files.
395 Maildir++ is an extension to the maildir format.
396 </para>
397 </listitem>
398 </varlistentry>
399 <varlistentry id="gt_mailinglist">
400 <term>
401 Mailing-List
402 </term>
403 <listitem>
404 <para>
405 Electronic mailing-lists are a special usage of email that allows for
406 widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. They
407 often take the form of discussion lists, like the Claws Mail users'
408 list, where a subscriber uses the mailing-list to send messages to all
409 the other subscribers, who may answer in similar fashion.
410 </para>
411 </listitem>
412 </varlistentry>
413 <varlistentry id="gt_mark_message">
414 <term>
415 Mark (message)
416 </term>
417 <listitem>
418 <para>
419 A tag that can be set on a message by the user in order to draw
420 attention to the message. Marks are shown in the Mark column of the
421 Message List.
422 </para>
423 </listitem>
424 </varlistentry>
425 <varlistentry id="gt_mbox">
426 <term>
427 MBox
428 </term>
429 <listitem>
430 <para>
431 A mailbox format in which all mail is concatenated and stored in a
432 single file. The mbox format supported by Claws Mail is
433 <literal>mboxrd</literal>.
434 </para>
435 </listitem>
436 </varlistentry>
437 <varlistentry id="gt_message">
438 <term>
439 Message
440 </term>
441 <listitem>
442 <para>
443 A message is the basic piece of information handled by Claws Mail.
444 A message is usually an email message, which is stored in <xref
445 linkend="gt_mh" /> format on disk. Other kinds of messages (and storage
446 formats) can be handled through <xref linkend="gt_plugins" />.
447 </para>
448 </listitem>
449 </varlistentry>
450 <varlistentry id="gt_mh">
451 <term>
452 MH
453 </term>
454 <listitem>
455 <para>
456 A mailbox format in which all mail is kept in separate files. This is
457 the default mailbox format used by Claws Mail.
458 </para>
459 </listitem>
460 </varlistentry>
461 <varlistentry id="gt_mime">
462 <term>
463 <acronym>MIME</acronym>
464 </term>
465 <listitem>
466 <para>
467 Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Internet standards for
468 representing binary data in <xref linkend="gt_ascii" /> text format,
469 <xref linkend="gt_headers" /> encoding and <xref
470 linkend="gt_attachment" />s.
471 </para>
472 </listitem>
473 </varlistentry>
474 </variablelist>
476 <variablelist>
477 <title>N</title>
478 <varlistentry id="gt_nntp">
479 <term>
480 <acronym>NNTP</acronym>
481 </term>
482 <listitem>
483 <para>
484 Network News Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to post, distribute,
485 and retrieve <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages, also called news
486 articles or simply news for short.
487 </para>
488 </listitem>
489 </varlistentry>
490 <varlistentry id="gt_newsgroups">
491 <term>
492 Newsgroups
493 </term>
494 <listitem>
495 <para>
496 A set of hierarchical partitions of <xref linkend="gt_usenet" />
497 messages on a <xref linkend="gt_news_server" />. The <xref
498 linkend="gt_nntp" /> protocol allows the user to subscribe to one or
499 more newsgroups. New messages posted to the subscribed groups are
500 automatically downloaded on connection.
501 </para>
502 </listitem>
503 </varlistentry>
504 <varlistentry id="gt_news_server">
505 <term>
506 News server
507 </term>
508 <listitem>
509 <para>
510 Server which provides access to <xref linkend="gt_usenet" /> messages
511 in <xref linkend="gt_newsgroups" /> through the <xref linkend="gt_nntp"
512 /> protocol.
513 </para>
514 </listitem>
515 </varlistentry>
516 </variablelist>
517 <!--
518 <variablelist>
519 <title>O</title>
520 <varlistentry id="">
521 <term>
522 </term>
523 <listitem>
524 <para>
525 </para>
526 </listitem>
527 </varlistentry>
528 </variablelist>
529 -->
530 <variablelist>
531 <title>P</title>
532 <varlistentry id="gt_pdf">
533 <term>
534 <acronym>PDF</acronym>
535 </term>
536 <listitem>
537 <para>
538 Portable Document Format. An open binary file format developed by Adobe
539 Systems to allow interchanging of printable documents between different
540 platforms. Inherits some features from <xref linkend="gt_postscript" />
541 but not being a language made it easier to process, especially on
542 desktop computers.
543 </para>
544 </listitem>
545 </varlistentry>
546 <varlistentry id="gt_pgp_inline">
547 <term>
548 <acronym>PGP</acronym> Inline
549 </term>
550 <listitem>
551 <para>
552 Digital signing method which includes the signature data in the message
553 body. Currently deprecated in favour of <xref linkend="gt_pgp_mime" />.
554 </para>
555 </listitem>
556 </varlistentry>
557 <varlistentry id="gt_pgp_mime">
558 <term>
559 <acronym>PGP</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym>
560 </term>
561 <listitem>
562 <para>
563 Digital signing method which includes the signature data as a separate
564 <xref linkend="gt_mime" /> <xref linkend="gt_attachment" />.
565 </para>
566 </listitem>
567 </varlistentry>
568 <varlistentry id="gt_plugins">
569 <term>
570 Plugins
571 </term>
572 <listitem>
573 <para>
574 External modules which can be loaded and used by Claws Mail to
575 extend its functionality. Technically speaking these modules are
576 shared libraries which can register one or several functions to be
577 called by Claws Mail when something
578 <emphasis>interesting</emphasis> is being done.
579 </para>
580 </listitem>
581 </varlistentry>
582 <varlistentry id="gt_pop3">
583 <term>
584 <acronym>POP3</acronym>
585 </term>
586 <listitem>
587 <para>
588 Post Office Protocol (version 3). A protocol for retrieving email from
589 a remote server. Messages can be automatically removed from server
590 after downloading.
591 </para>
592 </listitem>
593 </varlistentry>
594 <varlistentry id="gt_postscript">
595 <term>
596 <acronym>PostScript</acronym>
597 </term>
598 <listitem>
599 <para>
600 Page description language primarily used and understood by printing
601 devices to generate its output. Was developed by Adobe Systems and
602 is now a widely used standard in the printing industry. As it's a
603 fully featured interpreted language it requires some processing power
604 to deal with.
605 </para>
606 </listitem>
607 </varlistentry>
608 <varlistentry id="gt_privacy_gpg">
609 <term>
610 Privacy (<acronym>GPG</acronym>)
611 </term>
612 <listitem>
613 <para>
614 Privacy provides methods for both signing and encrypting mail messages
615 you send and also for verifying and decrypting signed and encrypted
616 messages that you receive.
617 </para>
618 </listitem>
619 </varlistentry>
620 <varlistentry id="gt_processing_rule">
621 <term>
622 Processing rule
623 </term>
624 <listitem>
625 <para>
626 A <xref linkend="gt_rule" /> or set of rules belonging to a folder
627 which are executed on entering the folder.
628 </para>
629 </listitem>
630 </varlistentry>
631 </variablelist>
633 <variablelist>
634 <title>Q</title>
635 <varlistentry id="gt_queue">
636 <term>
637 Queue
638 </term>
639 <listitem>
640 <para>
641 Temporary storage for messages which are waiting to be sent, either
642 because they couldn't be sent due a network failure or because the
643 user requested them to be sent later.
644 </para>
645 </listitem>
646 </varlistentry>
647 <varlistentry id="gt_quick_search">
648 <term>
649 Quick Search
650 </term>
651 <listitem>
652 <para>
653 A powerful way to search for messages using almost any criteria that
654 you can think of.
655 </para>
656 </listitem>
657 </varlistentry>
658 <varlistentry id="gt_quotation">
659 <term>
660 Quotation
661 </term>
662 <listitem>
663 <para>
664 When replying to a message the user will often include a quoted section
665 of that message to provide the context. The quoted section is shown by
666 the prepending of a common character, usually <quote>></quote>.
667 </para>
668 </listitem>
669 </varlistentry>
670 </variablelist>
672 <variablelist>
673 <title>R</title>
674 <varlistentry id="gt_recursive_quick_search">
675 <term>
676 Recursive (Quick Search)
677 </term>
678 <listitem>
679 <para>
680 A recursive <xref linkend="gt_quick_search" /> will also search in all
681 subfolders of the selected folder.
682 </para>
683 </listitem>
684 </varlistentry>
685 <varlistentry id="gt_redirect">
686 <term>
687 Redirect
688 </term>
689 <listitem>
690 <para>
691 To send a copy of a received mail in its original form to another
692 recipient.
693 </para>
694 </listitem>
695 </varlistentry>
696 <varlistentry id="gt_reply">
697 <term>
698 Reply
699 </term>
700 <listitem>
701 <para>
702 Answer to a received message. As verb also the act of answering a
703 message.
704 </para>
705 </listitem>
706 </varlistentry>
707 <varlistentry id="gt_rot13">
708 <term>
709 ROT-13
710 </term>
711 <listitem>
712 <para>
713 Simple <emphasis>encryption</emphasis> method used since Romans age,
714 which uses an alphabet rotated thirteen positions to encode each
715 letter of the message. Used sometimes to hide funny messages on mails.
716 </para>
717 </listitem>
718 </varlistentry>
719 <varlistentry id="gt_rule">
720 <term>
721 Rule
722 </term>
723 <listitem>
724 <para>
725 Logical structure comprised of one or more conditions (see <xref
726 linkend="gt_condition_rules" />) and one or more associated actions
727 (see <xref linkend="gt_action_rules" />). Rules are used for filtering
728 mail messages.
729 </para>
730 </listitem>
731 </varlistentry>
732 </variablelist>
734 <variablelist>
735 <title>S</title>
736 <varlistentry id="gt_smtp">
737 <term>
738 <acronym>SMTP</acronym>
739 </term>
740 <listitem>
741 <para>
742 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for sending email to servers.
743 </para>
744 </listitem>
745 </varlistentry>
746 <varlistentry id="gt_smtp_server">
747 <term>
748 <acronym>SMTP</acronym> server
749 </term>
750 <listitem>
751 <para>
752 A server which receives mail messages from other hosts and/or sends
753 mail messages to other hosts using the <xref linkend="gt_smtp" />
754 protocol.
755 </para>
756 </listitem>
757 </varlistentry>
758 <varlistentry id="gt_source_message">
759 <term>
760 Source (message)
761 </term>
762 <listitem>
763 <para>
764 The full text of a message as it is transmitted over the network. This
765 includes all headers, message body and encoded attachments if present.
766 </para>
767 </listitem>
768 </varlistentry>
769 <varlistentry id="gt_spam">
770 <term>
771 Spam
772 </term>
773 <listitem>
774 <para>
775 Junk mail, unsolicited commercial emails.
776 </para>
777 </listitem>
778 </varlistentry>
779 <varlistentry id="gt_spell_checking">
780 <term>
781 Spell checking
782 </term>
783 <listitem>
784 <para>
785 Automatic verification of spelling while typing or after composition
786 has finished.
787 </para>
788 </listitem>
789 </varlistentry>
790 <varlistentry id="gt_ssl">
791 <term>
792 <acronym>SSL</acronym>
793 </term>
794 <listitem>
795 <para>
796 Secure Sockets Layer. A protocol used to encrypt and protect data sent
797 over a network.
798 </para>
799 </listitem>
800 </varlistentry>
801 <varlistentry id="gt_ssl_certificate">
802 <term>
803 <acronym>SSL</acronym> certificate
804 </term>
805 <listitem>
806 <para>
807 A certificate installed on a secure server that is used for
808 identification.
809 </para>
810 </listitem>
811 </varlistentry>
812 <varlistentry id="gt_starttls">
813 <term>
814 STARTTLS
815 </term>
816 <listitem>
817 <para>
818 STARTTLS (Start Transport Layer Security) is a command used to initiate
819 a secure connection between two servers using <xref linkend="gt_ssl" />.
820 </para>
821 </listitem>
822 </varlistentry>
823 <varlistentry id="gt_sticky_quick_search">
824 <term>
825 Sticky (Quick Search)
826 </term>
827 <listitem>
828 <para>
829 When the sticky option is set on <xref linkend="gt_quick_search" /> the
830 search terms are not cleared when changing folders.
831 </para>
832 </listitem>
833 </varlistentry>
834 <varlistentry id="gt_synchronisation">
835 <term>
836 Synchronisation (folder)
837 </term>
838 <listitem>
839 <para>
840 Making the contents of a local folder mirror those of an equivalent
841 remote folder in the associated mail server.
842 </para>
843 </listitem>
844 </varlistentry>
845 </variablelist>
847 <variablelist>
848 <title>T</title>
849 <varlistentry id="gt_tcp">
850 <term>
851 <acronym>TCP</acronym>
852 </term>
853 <listitem>
854 <para>
855 Transmission Control Protocol. The main protocol used in the Internet.
856 Allows media-independent reliable connections between two endpoints
857 and is supported by all modern Operating Systems in use.
858 </para>
859 </listitem>
860 </varlistentry>
861 <varlistentry id="gt_themes">
862 <term>
863 Themes
864 </term>
865 <listitem>
866 <para>
867 Image sets for changing the appearance of buttons, folders and other
868 graphical elements of Claws Mail.
869 </para>
870 </listitem>
871 </varlistentry>
872 <varlistentry id="gt_thread">
873 <term>
874 Thread (messages)
875 </term>
876 <listitem>
877 <para>
878 A set of messages loosely relating to each other.
879 </para>
880 </listitem>
881 </varlistentry>
882 <varlistentry id="gt_toolbars">
883 <term>
884 Toolbars
885 </term>
886 <listitem>
887 <para>
888 Sets of buttons arranged horizontally which provide access to all
889 commonly used functions. Toolbars in Claws Mail can be customised.
890 </para>
891 </listitem>
892 </varlistentry>
893 </variablelist>
895 <variablelist>
896 <title>U</title>
897 <varlistentry id="gt_uidl">
898 <term>
899 <acronym>UIDL</acronym>
900 </term>
901 <listitem>
902 <para>
903 Unique IDentification Listing. A <xref linkend="gt_pop3" /> command
904 which allows single message handling by asigning a unique identifier
905 for each message.
906 </para>
907 </listitem>
908 </varlistentry>
909 <varlistentry id="gt_url">
910 <term>
911 URL
912 </term>
913 <listitem>
914 <para>
915 Uniform Resource Locator. A naming scheme for objects (usually files)
916 in a multi-protocol networked environment like current Internet.
917 For example, this is the one of the Claws Mail home page:
918 <literal>http://www.claws-mail.org</literal>.
919 </para>
920 </listitem>
921 </varlistentry>
922 <varlistentry id="gt_usenet">
923 <term>
924 USENET
925 </term>
926 <listitem>
927 <para>
928 User's Network. A bulletin board system of discussion groups, often
929 called <xref linkend="gt_newsgroups" />.
930 </para>
931 </listitem>
932 </varlistentry>
933 <varlistentry id="gt_utf8">
934 <term>
935 <acronym>UTF-8</acronym>
936 </term>
937 <listitem>
938 <para>
939 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format. A variable length character
940 encoding capable of representing any universal character. An Internet
941 standard defined in <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3629.txt"
942 >RFC 3629</ulink>.
943 </para>
944 </listitem>
945 </varlistentry>
946 </variablelist>
948 <variablelist>
949 <title>V</title>
950 <varlistentry id="gt_vcard">
951 <term>
952 vCard
953 </term>
954 <listitem>
955 <para>
956 File format standard for Personal Data Interchange, it can hold
957 information such as address, phone numbers, etc., much like the
958 information usually found in a business card. They are commonly found
959 attached to mail messages.
960 </para>
961 </listitem>
962 </varlistentry>
963 </variablelist>
965 <variablelist>
966 <title>W</title>
967 <varlistentry id="gt_wrapping">
968 <term>
969 Wrapping
970 </term>
971 <listitem>
972 <para>
973 Restructuring of the message text based on a user-defined maximum
974 number of characters per line. Wrapping ensures that paragraphs are
975 justified, which means that they are aligned to the left and right
976 margins.
977 </para>
978 </listitem>
979 </varlistentry>
980 <varlistentry id="gt_www">
981 <term>
982 <acronym>WWW</acronym>
983 </term>
984 <listitem>
985 <para>
986 World Wide Web, the hyperlinked network of web pages across the
987 Internet.
988 </para>
989 </listitem>
990 </varlistentry>
991 </variablelist>
993 <variablelist>
994 <title>X</title>
995 <varlistentry id="gt_xface">
996 <term>
997 X-Face
998 </term>
999 <listitem>
1000 <para>
1001 Specially coded black and white image (48x48 pixels) included in the
1002 message headers. Capable mailers like Claws Mail and others can
1003 decode and show it alongside the message text. Although they are not
1004 unique, they can help to quickly identify the message sender. See also
1005 <xref linkend="gt_face" />.
1006 </para>
1007 </listitem>
1008 </varlistentry>
1009 </variablelist>
1010 <!--
1011 <variablelist>
1012 <title>Y</title>
1013 <varlistentry id="">
1014 <term>
1015 </term>
1016 <listitem>
1017 <para>
1018 </para>
1019 </listitem>
1020 </varlistentry>
1021 </variablelist>
1023 <variablelist>
1024 <title>Z</title>
1025 <varlistentry id="">
1026 <term>
1027 </term>
1028 <listitem>
1029 <para>
1030 </para>
1031 </listitem>
1032 </varlistentry>
1033 </variablelist>
1034 -->
1035 </appendix>