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SDSL
Stands for Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line, and is a DSL service that transmits and receives data at the same speed in both directions.
See Also:DSL, ADSL
Security Certificates
Please see the TechDesk Article Digital Certificates and Digital Private/Public Key Pairs
Self-extracting archive
An archived file with the filename extension .exe, indicating that when downloaded and run, it will be extracted by the decompressing program around it, without user intervention.
Server
Within a network, a server makes files available to client programs located on other computers when requested.
Service Provider
The role of a Service Provider is to provide subscribers a gateway to the Internet.
Shareware
Software distributed freely, but with certain conditions applying to it. Either the software is released on a trial basis only, and must be registered after a certain period of time, or in other cases no support can be offered with the software without registering it. In some cases direct payment to the author is required.
See Also:Freeware, Public Domain, Open-Source
Signature
The automatic addition of a few lines at the foot of an E-mail. These usually consist of the sender's E-mail address, full name and other details.
See Also:Body, Email, Header
SLIP
(Serial Line Internet Protocol) like PPP, lets you use a modem and phone lines to connect to the Internet without connecting to a host computer.
See Also:PPP, Protocol
Smileys
Characters often used in News messages, E-mails and on Web Pages to offer some degree of character or emotion.
See Also:Emoticon
S/MIME
Stands for Secure Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions, and is a secure version of MIME. It is the industry-standard
for encryption of email between similar and dissimilar email systems. S/MIME can use a number of different signature
and encryption algorithms.
See Also:MIME
SMTP
(Simple Mail Transport Protocol) SMTP is designed to allow the delivery of mail messages to Internet users.
See Also:Lawyers Online Site - SMTP Mail
Snail Mail
Write a letter. Buy a stamp, put stamp on letter. Walk to the postbox and post letter. Wait a day or two and hopefully it will have reached its intended destination...that's s n a i l - m a i l.
Source Code
This is the instruction code that an application is created from. Most source code is "compiled" into a resulting application that is used by End-Users
See Also:Open-Source
Spam
Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail.
See Also:Email
SSL
Please see the TechDesk Article SSL
Surfing
A popular metaphor used for describing someone exploring the World Wide Web.
See Also:World Wide Web
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