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2/22/13 WD2 SA

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snail mail   slang term for the standard postal service  
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IP address   A unique numerical address assigned to a computer or device on a network  
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Message Transfer Agent (MTA)   a messaging component that routes delivers and receives e-mail  
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Mail Delivery Agent (MDA)   an email server program that receives sent messages and delivers them to their proper  
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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  
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domain name   an IP address represented in words  
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e-mail client   an email program that is independent of any specific web browser and that you can use to send email messages  
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Maul User Agent (MUA)   A messaging component used as a stand alone application by the user  
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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  
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Web-based e-mail   Hotmail directs mail to an HTTP server for mail services, as do many other Web-based email accounts  
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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  
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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  
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Secure MIME   secure version of MIME that adds encryption to MIME data  
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Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)   a method of encrypting and decryption email messages. it can also be used to encrypt a digital signature  
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GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)   an open source version of PGP used for encrypting and decryption email messages that does not use parented algorithms  
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