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| The collection of e-mail addresses maintained by an e-mail program. |
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| A file encoded so that it can be carried over the Internet safely with an e-mail message. |
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| blind courtesy copy (Bcc) |
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| An e-mail message sent to a recipient without that recipient's address appearing in the message. The message's other recipients are unaware that any of these recipients received the message. |
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| An e-mail message sent to other people in addition to the primary recipient(s). |
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| The process of saving an e-mail attachment to a file location. |
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| electronic mail or e-mail |
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| The transmission of messages over communications networks, such as the Internet. |
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| A unique identifier consisting of a user name and a host name that represents an individual's or group's e-mail account on a specific Web server. |
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| e-mail program or mail client software |
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| An e-mail program that requests mail delivery from a mail server to your PC. |
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| A text-based symbol used in e-mail and chat rooms to convey humor or emotion. |
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| A feature in an e-mail program that examines the content of an e-mail message and then moves that e-mail message into a designated folder based on criteria defined by the user. |
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| The process of sending a copy of a previously sent or received e-mail message to another recipient. |
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| That part of an e-mail message header containing the e-mail address of a message's sender. |
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| host computer (host name) |
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| A computer connected to the Internet on which users have accounts that are identified by user names. |
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| IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) |
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| A protocol for retrieving e-mail messages from a mail server. |
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| Unsolicited e-mail messages usually advertising or selling an item or service. |
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| A unit of measure for file sizes; it is 1,024 bytes (8,192 bits). One of them stores approximately 1,000 text characters. |
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| An e-mail program that requests mail delivery from a mail server to your PC. |
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| A hardware and software system that determines from the recipient's e-mail address one of several electronic routes on which to send the message. |
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| An e-mail address that represents a group of individual e-mail addresses. |
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| The content of an e-mail message. |
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| The part of an e-mail containing information about the message's sender, recipient(s), and subject. |
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| MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) |
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| A protocol specifying how to encode nontext data, such as graphics and sound, so you can send it over the Internet. |
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| The set of commonly accepted rules that represent proper behavior on the Internet. |
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| An abbreviated name, such as "Mom," that represents an e-mail address in an address book for an e-mail program. |
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| POP (Post Office Protocol) |
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| One of the Internet-defined procedures that handles incoming e-mail messages. It is a standard, extensively used protocol that is part of the Internet suite of recognized protocols. |
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| A collection of rules for formatting, ordering, and error-checking data sent across a network. |
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| A collection of rules for formatting, ordering, and error-checking data sent across a network. |
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| A collection of rules for formatting, ordering, and error-checking data sent across a network. |
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| E-mail messages that are held temporarily by the client before being sent. |
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| That portion of the body of a sender's original message that you include in your reply to the sender. |
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| An e-mail message sent in response to a previously received e-mail message. |
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| One or more lines in an e-mail message that provide more detailed information about the sender (such as his or her name, address, and phone number). |
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| SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) |
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| One of the Internet-defined protocols that determines which path an e-mail message takes on the Internet. |
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| That part of an e-mail message header that gives a brief summary of the message's content and purpose. |
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| That part of an e-mail message header containing the message recipient's full e-mail address. |
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A unique name that identifies an
e-mail account on a mail server. |
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| A malicious program that causes harm to a computer's disk or files. |
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Contacts List
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Deleted Items folder
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Drafts folder
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Folders list
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Inbox folder
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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mailing list
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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message list
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Microsoft Outlook Express
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Outbox folder
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Outlook Expess
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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preview pane
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Sent Items folder
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Calendar tab
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Contacts tab
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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group
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Hotmail
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Mail tab
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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Today tab
(Outlook Express or Hotmail) |
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