Email

Email

Electronic communication using one of the accepted protocols.

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Email

A protocol used to eliminate email forgeries. A line of code called an SPF record is placed in a sender's Domain Name Server information. The incoming mail server can verify a sender by reading the ...

Sent emails

Software; Email

Number of email names transmitted in a single broadcast. Does not reflect how many were delivered or viewed by recipients.

Server

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A programme or computer system that stores and distributes email from one mailbox to another, or relays email from one server to another in a network.

Shared server

Software; Email

An email server used by more than one company or sender. Shared servers are less expensive to use because the broadcast vendor can spread the cost over more users. However, senders sharing a server ...

Signature

Software; Email

A line or two of information found in the closing of an email, usually followed the sender's name. Signatures can include advertising information, such as a company name, product, brand message or ...

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)

Software; Email

The most common protocol for sending email messages between email servers.

Soft bounce

Software; Email

Email sent to an active (live) email address but which is turned away before being delivered. Often, the problem is temporary -- the server is down or the recipient's mailbox is over quota. The email ...