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diff --git a/doc/knode/gloss.docbook b/doc/knode/gloss.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5e04fd0d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/knode/gloss.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,257 @@ +<glossary id="glossary"> +<title>Glossary</title> + +<glossdiv> +<title>A</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-article"> +<glossterm>Article</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>An <glossterm>article</glossterm> in the sense of +newspapers: special <glossterm>articles</glossterm> are, for example, +followups; replies are not <glossterm>articles</glossterm> but +Email.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>C</title> + +<glossentry id="gloss-cancel"> +<glossterm>Canceling</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>To delete one of your articles from the newsserver: the newsreader +generates a special control message to tell the server to delete this +article.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-crossposting"> +<glossterm>Crossposting</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>The posting of an article in several newsgroups; this is very +often disliked, because it disturbs the topic-oriented association of +the newsgroups.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>E</title> + +<glossentry id="gloss-expire"> +<glossterm>Expire</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para><glossterm>Articles</glossterm> can not be held for eternity +because of harddisk limits. Because of this there is usually a program +called <application>expire</application> on most computer +systems; this program deletes all articles which are older than a +configured number of days. &knode; includes this functionality on its +own.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>F</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-faq"> +<glossterm><acronym>FAQ</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para><acronym>FAQ</acronym> is the acronym for <quote>Frequently +Asked Questions</quote>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-follow-up"> +<glossterm>Followup</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>An <glossterm>article</glossterm> which is written as an answer +to another <glossterm>article</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>G</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-gknsa"> +<glossterm><acronym>GNKSA</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para><acronym>GNKSA</acronym> is a kind of seal-of-approval for +newsreaders; you can get more information at <ulink +url="http://www.gnksa.org">http://www.gnksa.org</ulink>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>H</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-header"> +<glossterm>Header</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>The Header of an <glossterm>article</glossterm> contains +information about the sender, the subject, and the newsgroup of the +article.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title> +K</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-killfile"> +<glossterm>Killfile</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>This is a functionality of a newsreader to hide +<glossterm>articles</glossterm> of a determined sender or +with certain contents.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>M</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-message-id"> +<glossterm>Message-ID</glossterm> +<glossdef> + +<para>The <glossterm>Message-ID</glossterm> of an article is a clear +mark for the newsserver to identify the article. A +<glossterm>Message-ID</glossterm> should not be used twice in the +whole usenet for about 2 years; wrong or double +<glossterm>Message-IDs</glossterm> could cause problems when +forwarding them and could overwrite other articles.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>N</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-newbie"> +<glossterm>Newbie</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>Somebody who is new somewhere, in relationship to usenet: +somebody who is new to the newsgroup, or new to usenet in +general.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-newsgroup"> +<glossterm>Newsgroup</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A kind-of bulletin board in the usenet about a special topic or +a group of topics. This is where you post your +<glossterm>articles</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-newsreader"> +<glossterm>Newsreader</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A program for reading and writing <glossterm>news</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-nntp"> <glossterm> +<acronym><acronym>NNTP</acronym></acronym> +</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>Network News Transport Protocol; this is the protocol which +defines how the articles in the usenet are spread.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>P</title> + +<glossentry id="gloss-port"> +<glossterm>Port</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A kind-of address for the application to listen for data on and +for connecting to another computer; the standard-port for the +connection between the newsreader and the newsserver is 119.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-pgp-signature"> +<glossterm>PGP-Signature</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A digital signature; you can use it to determine whether the document +has been changed since it was signed or if it is the original text from +the author.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-posting"> +<glossterm>Posting</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>Either an <glossterm>article</glossterm> which is sent to usenet or the +act of sending itself; you are <quote>posting</quote> an +<glossterm>article</glossterm> into a newsgroup.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>Q</title> + +<glossentry id="gloss-quoting"> +<glossterm>Quoting</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>This is the act of citing of an article to which you are answering: +you quote the original <glossterm>article</glossterm> to make clear +which passages of text your answer refers to.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>R</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-reply"> + +<glossterm>Reply</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A <glossterm>reply</glossterm> is an answer to the author of an +article by e-mail.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>S</title> + +<glossentry id="gloss-scoring"> +<glossterm>Scoring</glossterm> +<glossdef> + +<para>This is the valuation of an article or a thread.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-signature"> +<glossterm>Signature</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A <glossterm>signature</glossterm> is a personal sign of the +author which is attached at the end of the normal contents of the article; +it is like a visiting card — very often there are e-mail addresses, a +homepage <acronym>URL</acronym> or other personal data. The +<glossterm>signature</glossterm> should not be longer than 4 lines. Note that +the <glossterm>signature</glossterm> should not be mixed up with the +<glossterm>PGP-signature</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-supersede"> +<glossterm>Supersede</glossterm> +<glossdef> + +<para>This is the overwriting of an existing article: the newsreader +generates a special article with a control message in the header which +tells the newsserver to overwrite the existing article with this +one.</para> + +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +</glossary> |