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: (See [[wikipedia:Cron]]): a job scheduler for UNIX-like operating systems
 
 
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;DKIM
 
: [http://www.dkim.org/ DomainKeys Identified Mail]: a system for digitally signing email that provides the means to securely verify that the email's origin is legitimate.
 
: [http://www.dkim.org/ DomainKeys Identified Mail]: a system for digitally signing email that provides the means to securely verify that the email's origin is legitimate.
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;TLS
 
: [[wikipedia:Transport_Layer_Security|Transport Layer Security]] a method of connecting to a remote network host that encrypts traffic on any given network protocol that uses it.
 
: [[wikipedia:Transport_Layer_Security|Transport Layer Security]] a method of connecting to a remote network host that encrypts traffic on any given network protocol that uses it.
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;cron
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: (See [[wikipedia:Cron]]): a job scheduler for UNIX-like operating systems
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;installation directory
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: The directory (folder) on the web server where X2Engine is installed. You will know that you are operating within this directory when you see the following subdirectories:
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: * assets
 
;user menu
 
;user menu
 
: The menu accessed by clicking on one's own username in the far upper-right-hand corner of the application.
 
: The menu accessed by clicking on one's own username in the far upper-right-hand corner of the application.

Revision as of 18:19, 3 January 2014

DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail: a system for digitally signing email that provides the means to securely verify that the email's origin is legitimate.
DNS
Domain Name System: a naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network (i.e. that identifies "google.com" with its internet protocol address)
MTA
Message transfer agent: an email relay service, i.e. Postfix, QMail or Exim4.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: a network protocol for sending email to a remote server, often involving password authentication and end-to-end SSL encryption.
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer (a.k.a Transport Layer Security) a method of connecting to a remote network host that encrypts traffic on any given network protocol that uses it.
TLS
Transport Layer Security a method of connecting to a remote network host that encrypts traffic on any given network protocol that uses it.
cron
(See wikipedia:Cron): a job scheduler for UNIX-like operating systems
installation directory
The directory (folder) on the web server where X2Engine is installed. You will know that you are operating within this directory when you see the following subdirectories:
* assets
user menu
The menu accessed by clicking on one's own username in the far upper-right-hand corner of the application.