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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). HTTP is the standard way of transferring informa-
tion across the World Wide Web. It supports a variety of media and file formats across a
variety of platforms.
Internet. A giant, global network made up of many smaller networks all connected using
the TCP/IP protocol. The Internet is the network of networks which spans the globe.
TCP/IP is generally the network and transport protocol stack used to connect networks,
but protocol translating gateways enable non-TCP/IP networks to connect to the Internet
as well.
Internet directory. A directory that runs over TCP/IP and is widely implemented on the
Internet. A directory implementing Ph, LDAP, and Finger is an Internet directory.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). IETF is the standards-setting body of the
Internet.
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). IMAP allows Eudora to access and manipu-
late electronic mail messages on a server, and it permits manipulation of remote mail-
boxes so they function like local mailboxes. IMAP4 provides a richer and more complex
set of functionality than the POP3 protocol. IMAP is also called an Incoming server.
Internet Service Provider (ISP). An ISP is the organization or company that provides you
with Internet access and email availability. For example, America Online (AOL) is an ISP.
IP address. The address that serves as a unique identifier of computers on the Internet. It
is a sequence of four small integers (each less than 256). When written, the numbers are
separated by periods, for example: 210.170.2.45. The DNS converts IP addresses to the
more familiar domain names.
Java. This is a programming language that allows software developers to write programs
to run on any computer platform, regardless of the operating system.
Kerberos. This is one of many authentication systems Eudora uses. If your network uses
Kerberos for authentication, the appropriate options are provided by your email adminis-
trator
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). LDAP is a protocol that provides an
online, fully indexed, fast access white-pages directory service developed and freely
distributed by the Regents of the University of Michigan. LDAP is included in Eudora’s
Directory Services.
List Management Agent. An agent that manages distribution lists on behalf of users.
Mailbox. A location that stores messages for a single user.
Mailing List. This is usually a special interest group you can join on the Internet to receive
and send information. Once you belong to a mailing list, you can receive messages
anyone sends to this list. If you send email to the mailing list, every member of the list
receives your message.
Message Application Program Interface (MAPI). Eudora’s MAPI support allows you to
quickly attach documents to email messages directly from the application where you
created the document. Without MAPI, you would have to save the document, remember
what folder the document is in, switch to Eudora, and then remember to manually attach
the document to the outgoing message.
Message store. A collection of mailboxes.