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Difference between revisions of "Terminology"
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: [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. | ||
;DNS | ;DNS | ||
| − | : [[wikipedia:Domain_Name_System | + | : [[wikipedia: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) |
;FQDN | ;FQDN | ||
| − | : [[wikipedia:Fully_qualified_domain_name | + | : [[wikipedia:Fully_qualified_domain_name]]: a domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS). |
;MTA | ;MTA | ||
| − | : [[wikipedia:Message_transfer_agent | + | : [[wikipedia:Message_transfer_agent]]: an email relay service, i.e. Postfix, QMail or Exim4. |
;SMTP | ;SMTP | ||
| − | : [[wikipedia:Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol | + | : [[wikipedia: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 | ;SSL | ||
| − | : | + | : (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 | ;TLS | ||
| − | : [[wikipedia:Transport_Layer_Security | + | : [[wikipedia:Transport_Layer_Security]] a method of connecting to a remote network host that encrypts traffic on any given network protocol that uses it. |
;cron | ;cron | ||
| − | : | + | : [[wikipedia:Cron]]: a job scheduler for UNIX-like operating systems |
;installation directory | ;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 a file ''constants.php'' and the following subdirectories: ''assets'', ''css'', ''custom'', ''framework'', ''images'', ''js'', ''protected'', ''themes'' and ''uploads''. | : The directory (folder) on the web server where X2Engine is installed. You will know that you are operating within this directory when you see a file ''constants.php'' and the following subdirectories: ''assets'', ''css'', ''custom'', ''framework'', ''images'', ''js'', ''protected'', ''themes'' and ''uploads''. | ||
;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 17:59, 13 February 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
- wikipedia: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)
- FQDN
- wikipedia:Fully_qualified_domain_name: a domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS).
- MTA
- wikipedia:Message_transfer_agent: an email relay service, i.e. Postfix, QMail or Exim4.
- SMTP
- wikipedia: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
- (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
- wikipedia:Transport_Layer_Security a method of connecting to a remote network host that encrypts traffic on any given network protocol that uses it.
- cron
- 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 a file constants.php and the following subdirectories: assets, css, custom, framework, images, js, protected, themes and uploads.
- user menu
- The menu accessed by clicking on one's own username in the far upper-right-hand corner of the application.
