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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| snail mail | slang term for the standard postal service |
| IP address | A unique numerical address assigned to a computer or device on a network |
| Message Transfer Agent (MTA) | a messaging component that routes delivers and receives e-mail |
| Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) | an email server program that receives sent messages and delivers them to their proper |
| user name | a unique name or number that identifies you when logging on to a computer system or a online service in an email address the part before the @ symbol |
| domain name | an IP address represented in words |
| e-mail client | an email program that is independent of any specific web browser and that you can use to send email messages |
| Maul User Agent (MUA) | A messaging component used as a stand alone application by the user |
| browser e-mail | email programs such as outlook express and opera mail that come bundled with a web browser and with which they may be integrated |
| Web-based e-mail | Hotmail directs mail to an HTTP server for mail services, as do many other Web-based email accounts |
| Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) | a protoco t hat enable operating systems to map file name extensions to corresponding applications also used by apps to automatically process files downloaded from the internet |
| header | a block on info attached to a piece of data. the first part of a network packet can contain network addressing info or additional info that helps computers and application process data |
| Secure MIME | secure version of MIME that adds encryption to MIME data |
| Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) | a method of encrypting and decryption email messages. it can also be used to encrypt a digital signature |
| GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) | an open source version of PGP used for encrypting and decryption email messages that does not use parented algorithms |