Internet

Internet

Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks.

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Alert

Software; Email

Email message that notifies subscribers of an event or special price.

Application programme interface (API)

Software; Email

How a programme (application) accesses another to transmit data. A client may have an API connexion to load database information to an email vendor automatically and receive data back from the email.

Application service provider (ASP)

Software; Email

Company that provides a Web-based service. Clients don't have to instal software on their own computers; all tasks are performed on (hosted on) the ASP's servers.

A computer file sent along with an email message. E-mail programmes make it easy to attach a file of any type and attachments are widely used to transfer photos, documents, music and videos from one ...

Authentication

Software; Email

An automated process that verifies an email sender's identity.

Autoresponder

Software; Email

Automated email message-sending capability, such as a welcome message sent to all new subscribers the minute they join a list. May be triggered by joins, unsubscribes, all email sent to a particular ...

Bayesian philtre

Software; Email

An anti-spam programme that evaluates header and content of incoming email messages to determine the probability that it is spam. Bayesian philtres assign point values to items that appear frequently ...