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FTP (File Transfer
Protocol)
The simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet. Like the
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which transfers displayable Web pages and
related files, and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which transfers email,
FTP is an application protocol that uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols.
gateway
A network point that acts as an entrance to another network. A gateway can also
be any computer or service that passes packets from one network to another
network during their trip across the Internet.
Group Policy
In Symantec Mail Security, a set of filter policies that apply to a specified group
of users. Users can be specified by email address or domain. See also filter policy.
heuristic
Filters that pro-actively target patterns common in spam and viruses.
host
1. In a network environment, a computer that provides data and services to other
computers. Services might include peripheral devices, such as printers, data
storage, email, or Web access. 2. In a remote control environment, a computer to
which remote users connect to access or exchange data.
HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language)
A standard set of commands used to structure documents and format text so that
it can be used on the Web.
HTTP (Hypertext
Transfer Protocol)
The set of rules for exchanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other
multimedia files) on the World Wide Web. Similar to the TCP/IP suite of protocols
(the basis for information exchange on the Internet), HTTP is an application
protocol.
HTTPS (Hypertext
Transfer Protocol
Secure)
A variation of HTTP that is enhanced by a security mechanism, which is usually
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
IP (Internet Protocol)
The method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on
the Internet. Each computer (known as a host) on the Internet has at least one
address that uniquely identifies it to all other computers on the Internet.
IP address
A unique number that identifies a workstation on a TCP/IP network and specifies
routing information. Each workstation on a network must be assigned a unique
IP address, which consists of the network ID, plus a unique host ID assigned by
the network administrator. This address is usually represented in dot-decimal
notation, with the decimal values separated by a period (for example, 123.45.6.24).
language identification
In Symantec Mail Security, a feature that allows you to block or allow messages
written in a specified language. For example, you can choose to only allow English
and Spanish messages, or block messages in English and Spanish and allow
messages in all other languages. Administrators can set language identification
for groups of users, or allow users to specify their own settings. See also Symantec
Outlook Spam Plug-in.
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