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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: | + | : [[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: | + | : [[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: | + | : [[wikipedia:Message transfer agent]]: an email relay service, i.e. Postfix, QMail or Exim4. |
;SMTP | ;SMTP | ||
| − | : [[wikipedia: | + | : [[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. | : (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: | + | : [[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 | : [[wikipedia:Cron]]: a job scheduler for UNIX-like operating systems | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 2 May 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.
