Chapter 4
inbox folder
A mail folder that contains incoming messages.
Draft folder
A mail folder that contains messages that have been created and saved without being sent.
Sent Mail folder
A mail folder that stores copies of outgoing messages.
Sent items folder
A mail folder that stories copies of outgoing messages.
Outbox folder
A mail folder that temporarily stores outgoing messages.
closed list
A mailed list that requires the moderator's approval for membership.
open list
A mailing list that automatically approves all requests for membership.
Trojan horse
A potentially harmful program that appears to be something useful, but actually does something damaging; sometimes distribution as an email attachment
email client
A program used to create, send, and receive email messages.
"Nigerian Sting" operations
Spam Messages that are fraudulent requests for money.
stock-manipulation schemes
Spam message encouraging unwary investors to buy a specific stock, thereby artificially inflating the stock's value.
phishing
Spam messages or malicious webpages that attempt to collect personally identifiable information, credit card numbers, bank account number, and so fourth.
chat room
Specific chat discussion that may be on a given topic or with a certain set of participants, also know as a channel.
channel
Specific chat discussion that may be on a given topic or with a certain set of participants, also known as chat room.
Network News Transfer Protocol
Used by Usenet to make information available through newsgroups.
newsgroup
Usenet topic groups.
social opinion websites
Websites that post user reviews for a product, movie, book, local restaurant, or local service provider.
content-sharing
Websites, allow users to post a webpage link or image bookmark to a public website, and then tag the bookmark with keywords or hashtags.
Deleted items folder
A mail folder that contains deleted message.
contact category
A list of contact to which you can refer collectively by a single name and to whom you can easily address a single email.
Junk email folder
A mail folder in which spam messages are automatically stored.
blind courtesy copy
A copy of a message that is sent to a recipient without that recipient's name or email address appearing in the message header.
courtesy copy
A copy of an email message that is sent as a courtesy to someone other than the recipients in the TO line.
attachment
A file that is transmitted along with an email message .
mailbox
A folder on the server that corresponds to the user name portion of the email address.
wiki
A group of webpages whose content can be edited, added to, or deleted by anyone with a web browser.
spam folder
A mail folder in which spam messages are automatically stored.
message rule
A rule in Windows Mail used to automatically move messages to specific folders.
worm
A self-replicating computer and email virus.
passphrase
A sequence of words separated by spaces that can be combined like a password.
online survey technology
A service that allows you to send a survey using email.
emoji
A small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in an email message.
emoticon
A symbol or combination of symbols used to convey emotion in an email message.
VoIP(Voice over Internet telephony)
A technology used to make phone calls over the Internet.
user ID
A unique identifier, usually a name, initials, or a nickname; part of an email address that identifies the owner of an email mailbox on a server.
social tagging
Adding keywords or tags to website favorites posted to social bookmarking sites.
list owner
Administrating tasks to keep the mailing list running; a moderator.
newsreader
An NNTP client.
news server
An NNTP server used to store and forward newsgroup messages.
IMAP(Internet Message Access Protocol)
An email delivery protocol that provides mail management functions on the server.
POP(Post Office Protocol)
An email protocol that sources and downloads messages to a client.
watched conversation
An original Windows Mail email message and of its replies marked with a watch symbol.
spambot
Automatically programs that create fake email accounts or hack into and unsuspecting user's email account to send spam.
asynchronous communication
Communication technology that does not require user to be online as the time; examples are email, mailing list, and newsgroups.
Trash folder
Contains deleted emails.
signature file
Contains standard content, such as the name, title, and contact information of the sender.
Usenet network
Electronic bulletin board system.
list address
Email address used to send messages for distribution to mailing list subscribers.
HTML-formatted message
Email message text that can be formatted with buttons on the formatting toolbar, similar to the text in a word-processing documents.
web-based email service
Email service forums that are often hosted by a portal.
chat
Facility that allows two or more people to exchange text or multimedia message in real life, using either a special client or a web interface.
spam-filter services
Filters out and either block or move to the spam folder messages that do not meet certain criteria.
email marketing software
Helps organizes send email and track the success of a marketing campaign by keeping track of the number of times the email was read, how many times the recipients clicked a link n the email, and then finally how many times the recipients purchased a product or enrolled in a service.
flag
Icon marked on an incoming email indicating the message required attention.
Subject line
In a mail message, the line that contains a description of the message's content.
Bcc line
In a outgoing email message, the email addresses of recipients who receive a blind courtesy copy of the message.
To line
In an email message, the line that contains one or more email addresses of the message's recipient or recipients.
attach line
In an outgoing email message, the line that contains the file names of any attachment.
Cc line
In an outgoing email message, the list of email addresses of recipient who receive a courtesy copy of the message.
subscribe
Joining list to receive email.
moderated list
List directed by moderator.
unmoderated list
List in which a message goes out immediately to all subscribers in individual message format and is appended immediately to the digest to be sent later.
web-based discussion group
Online discussion forums that are often hosted by a portal
social media
Online tools that allows people to communicate, collaborate, and share over the Internet.
moderator
Person responsible for handling administrative tasks to keep the list running.
contact
Personal contact information, such as name, address, email address, maintained in a contacts folder for use with email, instant messaging , and other online communications.
social bookmarking
Posting a webpage favorite or bookmark to a public website for sharing with others.
instant messaging
Private means of exchange real-time message with others using the Internet.
lurking
Reading mailing list messages without posting to the list.
web-based chat
Real-time communication using a web browser instead of a special client.
troll
Refers to those who intentionally post inflammatory comments on a blog article.
posting
Sending messages to a list.
Short Message Service
Sending short messages to and from mobile phones, also called text messages.
text speak
Short abbreviated words
multimedia messaging service
Short messages containing text, audio, and video sent to and from mobile phones.
message header
The To:, From:, Cc:, Bcc:, Subject:, and attach: lines in an email message.
opt-in
The agreement of a customer to provides his or her email address to an email marketing list.
message list
The area of the Windows Mail window that shows a list of incoming messages.
contacts folder
The electronic address book for Windows Live Mail.
message body
The main text of an email address.
host name
The part of an email address that identifies that message recipient's mailbox and the server on which that mailbox is stored.
social networking
The process of maintaining connections with other people to share information or participate in activities of common interest.
blogosphere
The variety of blogs available is collectively
cyberbully
Threatening or harassing behavior that occurs over the Internet.
SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
To interact with mail servers when sending and receiving messages.
forward
To send an email message on to someone else.
synchronous communication
Two or more user online at the same time communicating with each other, also called real-time communication.
user name
Unique identifier for the recipient.