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Signature. A signature is a few lines of text automatically added to the end of an outgoing
message when it is sent. A signature can be whatever you want, but it is mos tly used to
give contact information (telephone, address, etc.). You only use one signature at a time in
a message.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). SMTP is a protocol widely implemented on the
Internet for exchanging email messages. SMTP is also called an O utgoing server.
Stationery. Stationery files are templates you create for outgoing messages, for example,
a generic response when you are on vacation.
Table of Contents (TOC). The TOC in Eudora is the list of messages and their data
displayed in each mailbox or folder.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). TCP/IP is a set of protocols
for computer network communication. The protocols provide conventions fo r connecting
networks and routing traffic between them. It supports local area netwo rks as well as inter-
connections between local area networks. TCP/IP protocols are described in IET F RFCs
and in numerous reference works.
Universal Resource Locator (URL). URLs are Internet addresses and links to pages and
sites that reside on the World Wide Web. For example, to display the Eudora Web page
on the Internet, you need the Eudora URL, which is www.eudora.com.
UNIX to UNIX Copy Protocol (UUCP). UUCP is a UNIX email protocol.
Uuencode. This is an attachment decoding method best used for recipients using P C or
UNIX systems that are not MIME-compliant.
Username. A character string by which users are known, for example ldempster. User-
name is also called Login name.
Winsock. Winsock is a connection method. There are two methods of making Winsock
calls using TCP/IP stacks: blocking and asynchronous.
World Wide Web. Also known as the Web, the Wor ld Wid e Web i s a gra phica l inter face t o
Internet resources. Web refers to the set of hypermedia pages accessible via the Intern et.