Add Users: A list features which allows list owners/moderators to subscribe members, often done to save users the inconvenience and effort.
Announcement List: A one-way list in which subscribers receive messages, but can not post or contribute.
Archives: Previously posted messages or "digests" that are numbered and dated for later retrieval. Archives may be private (avialable to list members only) or public.
Autoresponders (Mailbots): Automated programs which are established to return a prewritten message upon receipt of email. The program will grab the return address from the "header" of the message. Typically, these programs will send out the canned message within seconds of receipt.
Aliasing (redirecting): Using fictitious or second email address to send and receive email. Typically done to avoid having people write to long "real" email addresses, or if underlying email address is subject to change. Provides a permanent address to the world.
Bandwidth: The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. Literally, the frequency width of a transmission channel in Hertz, kiloHertz, megaHertz, etc. Often used as an expression of the amount of data that can be sent through a circuit. The greater the bandwidth, the greater the amount of data that can travel in a given time period.
Banned User: A list member who has been banned from rejoining a list for violating a list policy or rule.
Bit (Bianary Digit): Smallest unit of computerized data.
Bookmarks: On your browser, this is an area where you mark a page on the website for easy future access. At Onelist, it's an area where list members can submit and view each other's links.
Bounced Message: A returned, non-deliverable email message.
Byte: A set of bits that represent a single character. Usually, there are 8 bites in a byte.
Calendar: A list feature which allows users to post meetings and events of interest to the group. Each list has its own private calendar, open only to its members. The calendar features also allows owners/moderators to remind members by email notification of upcoming events.
Cookies: A server's method of sending information to the user's computer during a login session for the purpose of user identification, proper access, navigation, and quality control.
Copyright: The legal protection against copying given to original works, which may be in printed, photographically or electronically stored words, music, visual arts, and performing arts. Copyrights protect rights and establish rules for reproduction. Copyright extends to electronic representations of these forms, although the laws governing new electronic copies need better definition. Copyright exists on all original works from the moment they are published, whether formally registered or not and whether or not copyright markings appear on the works. Copyrights probably extend to public postings in email, message bases and newsgroups, but the law is not well tested in these areas.
Cross-Posting: Posting the same message to multiple discussion lists. This is considered very poor etiquette and spam.
Default Settings: Settings which are preset by the program, unless the list owner or subscriber chooses otherwise.
Digest: A collection of list messages complied into one email. Digests settings on a list are chosen by the user as a way to decrease list email messages.
Discussion List: An open dialog list that allows members to participate and post messages to a group.
Domain Name: The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots.
E-mail Acronyms: When sending off a quick message, these acronyms can help. Don't overuse them. Examples:
2L8 - too late
AAMOF - as a matter of fact
AFAIK - as far as I know
B4N - bye for now
BTW - by the way
CMIIW - correct me if I'm wrong
CUL - see you later
FWIW - for what it's worth
IAC - in any case
IKWUM - I know what you mean
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IOW - in other words
KWIM - know what I mean
LOL - laughing out loud
NBIF - no basis in fact
OTOH - on the other hand
ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing
RTFM - read the freaking manual
SIG - special interest group
TIA - thanks in advance
TNX - thanks
TTFN - ta ta for now
Email List Commands: Ways for the user to subscribe, unsubscribe or change list preferences by email. To subscribe to a list, send an email to: listname-subscribe@onelist.com. To unsubscribe, send an email to: listname-unsubscribe@onelist.com. to switch to digest mode, send email to listname-digest@onelist.com. To switch to normal version, send email to listname-normal@onelist.com.
Email List: A group of people exchanging messages and discussing topics of interest. Also referred to as a discussion list.
Emoticons: Also referred to as smileys, these symbols help convey tone or emotion in a message. Examples:
:-) happy
:) smile
:-( sad
;-) wink
:-o shock, surprise
:->devilish
:/ hmmm. . .
Encoding: A method of sending binary (non-text files) with email messages. Common encoding options include: Mime, BinHex, UUencode, etc. Sender and receiver must both use the same method.
Excessive Quoting: A user who replies to a message without removing unnecessary typed text (including headers, footers and unrelevant text in the message body).
Exit Survey: A questionnaire sent to unsubscribers to determine why they left a list.
Flame: An angry, rude or emotional email message, often posted as a public response in a discussion group. Targets of flame should not respond to avoid a possible flame war.
Header: The first part of an email message which contains information about the routing of the message while traversing the Internet. Much of this may not be displayed if the email software program keeps it hidden (usually an option).
Hoax: False viruses, urban legends, chain letters, money-making schemes and other appeals are all hoaxes continually popping up on the net. Some may be interesting stories, but they are usually false and often fraudulent. Read more about specific hoaxes and viruses at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter. See Uban Legends.
Host: the computer that is the source of and which houses of all list information.
HTML ( HyperText Markup Language): The coding system used to create pages on the World Wide Web (WWW). A page written in HTML is a text file that includes tags in angle brackets that control the fonts and type sizes, insertion of graphics, layout of tables and frames, paragraphing, calls to short runable programs, and hypertext links to other pages.
IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol. A method to access and manipulate email that is stored remotely on another computer. Messages do not get transfered to the user's computer, making it easier to manage email when accessing from multiple computers.
Intellectual Property: Concept of legal protection for original creations. See Copyright.
Invite Users: List feature which allows owners/moderators to send an email to a group of users announcing the list and explaining how they can join.
Kilobytes: A thousand bytes.
Link: Active connection to another webpage. Selecting the link takes you to the new location or resource.
List Address: the email address to which list subscribers send messages for distribution to all list members.
List Administration: The process of an owner/moderator managing subscriptions, bounced messages and ongoing list functions.
List Attribute: List name, description, primary language, category and type (announcement, moderated, restricted).
List Owner: One who creates and manages a list. The list owner defines the purpose and type of list, and is ultimately in charge of its operation. The list owner may or may not be the moderator as well.
List Promotion: The way in which list owners advertise list to increase the subscriber base by using various promotional sources.
List Subscriber: A member of the list who receives posted messages and posts messages in an open discussion or non-announcement type list.
Lurk: When list members observe without participating.
Mail Bomb: A flood of email messages sent to the same address, sometimes to a central posting address of a discussion group causing an avalanche effect and crashing the server because of the heavy load of messages.
Mailer Daemon: A unix program used in the management of email messages. Not generally encountered by a user unless user gets bounced messages.
Mail Filter: A useful email feature, set up by the user, to route incoming mail into various folders, according to characteristics of the received mail (i.e. sender, subject, precedence, and so on). This is very useful for managing and prioritizing mail for those with multiple mailing lists.
Mailing List: A collection of email addresses from people who have asked to receive regular email from a discussion group.
Megabyte: A million bytes.
Message Limit: A limit to the size of discussion list messages. Onelist limits messages to 500kb in size to prevent mail bombs.
Message Trailer: A feature in the List Attributes of the Onelist Message Center which allows you to enter a predetermined message which will be appended to all messages you post.
Moderated List: In this list type, all posted messages are sent to the moderator who may either approve and forward to them to list, edit and forward, or delete them. The purpose is to keep the discussion focused and of a high quality.
Moderated Status: All messages are pre-approved by the moderator for list members placed on moderated status.
Moderator: Someone who controls the posting of messages in a mailing list and ensures conformity with topic and list policies. Some moderators may also have authority to add/remove subscribers, approve messages, etc.
Netiquette: Network etiquette. Recommended guidelines for one's conduct and manners while communicating with others on the Internet. Example: Don't type in all caps - that's the equivalent of shouting.
No Mail: A preference set by a list member to receive no mail from the list. List members may still post messages while set to 'no mail.'
POP/POP3 (Post Office Protocol): A mail protocol used to service intermittent dial-up connections to the Internet. Mail is held until the user accesses the account (send/receive mailbox function), at which time the mail is transferred to the user's computer.
Post: A message sent by email to a list members.
Postmaster: The person to contact at a particular server/site for help and information about that site/server. Register complaints about user through their email postmaster.
Preferences: The options subscribers can set or change to control how they view messages or participate on a list.
Restricted List: The owner of this type of list must approve all subscription requests.
Shared Files: A Onelist feature which provides a list-specific, private area for members to exchange documents by file upload. Each community has 5mb of space to build their library. Files can be flagged to be sent out to the list on a regular basis or upon an occurrence such as subscription, ban, or unsubscription.
Signature Line: Lines of text at the end of an email message to provide the reader with the author's contact information, favorite quote, special advertisement, autoresponder, website information, etc. The signature line is composed and placed into the email software signature file for automatic appending. Many lists have rules limiting the length of signatures.
SMTP ( Simple Mail Transfer Protocol): The most common protocol used for transferring email across the internet.
SPAM: Unsolicited commercial email, usually in large amounts, indiscriminately sent to discussion groups and subscriber bases. This highly improper behavior may result in being banned from a list, as well as penalties from one's email or internet service provider.
Subscription Profiles: A list feature which allows list owners to make all subscribers' names and email addresses visible to, or hidden from, other list members.
Surveys: A questionnaire sent to members by the list owner/moderator, allowing members to answer either single or multiple choice questions.
Thread: A written conversation on a particular topic in a discussion group which includes the original message and all replies thereto.
Troll: Someone who intentionally writes something on a list that polarizes the list members and leads to flames. Trolls are not concerned with topics or discussion. Their only goal is to see how many "excited" messages they can generate. A troll may post one message and then sit back and watch the fireworks.
Urban Legend: An oft-told tale or hoax on the Internet that has no basis in fact. They include money-making schemes, chain letters, false viruses, sympathy appeals and tall tales. Examples: The $250.00 cookie recipe, Craig Shergold, Make-A-Wish Foundation, etc. It is best not to perpetuate them. For more information, visit www0.delphi.com/navnet/legends.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator): URLs specify the location of a resource on the Internet. You can type or paste a URL into the location window in your browser and then connect to that site. It is the basic address and path of a page on the World Wide Web.
Virus: A destructive program that has the ability to reproduce itself and infect other programs or disks. Typically, a virus will not show itself immediately, but will add itself to programs and disks and spread to many computers before it is triggered into its destructive phase. The best defense is to run anti-virus software often, which should be updated monthly. For current authoritative information on viruses, visit Symantic Anti-Virus Research Center at www.symantec.com/avcenter
Worm: A self-replicating program that reproduces itself over a network. The most popular worm currently making the rounds is the happy99.exe, a/k/a Trojan-Happy99, that masquerades as a fireworks show, replaces your wsock32.dll file and sends copies of itself along with email or messages you post. See viruses.
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