The following list of Internet and technical terms and
associated explanations is intended to aid the
comprehension of this document.
Customers who find any of the following terms and
explanations inadequate in aiding their comprehension can
contact Elive's customer service department for an in depth
description. The Elive Customer Services department can be
contacted by phone at
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support@elive.ie / support@elivefree.net or at the following
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Customer Support
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[1] dialup accounts
A dialup account is an Internet username and password
which can be used in conjunction with a personal computer,
modem and domestic (or other) phone line to contact Elive
and use Internet services.
[2] Elive Connection
The equipment and software technology used to provide an
Internet connection between the customer and Elive.
[3] Elive Network
The equipment and software technology used to provide an
Internet connection between Elive's resources and Elive's
Internet network providers.
[4] cracking
The process of attempting to gain access to any
electronic machinery without explicit prior consent of the
owners of such electronic machinery.
[5] daemons
A "daemon" is a software program which performs tasks
with very little interaction with a human.An example of a
daemon is a program which automatically performs periodic
tasks such as copying information from disk to tape at times
of low system utilisation (data backups).
[6] MUDs
MUD stands for "Multi User Dungeon" and refers to a class
of recreational software to which people may initiate
Internet connections to.
[7] BOTs
A BOT (short for robot) in this document refers to a
class of software designed to operate in place of a human
on an Internet connection. Typically BOTs are used in
conjunction with software packages such as "Internet Relay
Chat (IRC)" to provide human like responses with little
interaction from the person who is responsible for the BOT.
[8] Slip/PPP Dialup Account
A Slip/PPP dialup account is a more specific instance of
the dialup account referred to in [1] above. A Slip/PPP
account uses the username and password described in [1] in
conjunction with communication software to provide a
data-error free connection capable of transmitting
information over phone lines in a fault tolerant manner.
[9] "From:"
A "From:" header[15] is an entry in a message such as an
email or a Usenet[12] article which identifies the person
who sent it. A valid "From:" header[15] contains the email
address (and possibly also the real name) of the person
sending the message.
[10] "Reply-To:"
A "Reply-To:" header[15] is an entry in a message such as
an email or a Usenet[12] article which identifies the
person or persons to whom responses relating to the message
should be sent. A valid "Reply-To:" header[15] contains the
email address (and possibly also the real names) of the
person or persons who wish to receive responses relating to
the message. A valid "Reply-To:" header[15] only contains
the email address of a person or persons who have
explicitly requested that the sender of the message include
their email address.
[11] RFC-822
"Request For Comments Number 822". This is a document
describing a protocol for transmitting messages using the
Internet. RFC's in general describe the technologies and
protocols used for transmitting information on the Internet.
RFC-822, along with other RFC's can be obtained via the
Internet from:
http://groucho.gsfc.nasa.gov/Code_520/locator/surf.html
[12] Usenet
"Usenet" refers to a communications network which is
designed to provide access to a system of hierarchically
organised subjects. These organisation of subjects are also
known commonly as "Usenet goups", "Usenet User Groups",
"News Groups", "Usenet News Groups", along with many other
generic terms.
[13] Spam
Although the word "Spam" refers specifically to a canned
meat product manufactured by Hormel Foods, it is also a
commonly used term on the Internet for a message which is
posted excessively, or posted to a number of different
Usenet[12] groups without regard to the relevance of the
message to the publicly expressed subject of such groups. An
example of a "spam" is an advertisement for a product or
service in a Usenet group in which the people who set up the
group expressly stated that commercial articles of any kind are not
welcome. The subjects of relevance to a Usenet group can be
determined or derived by reading the articles in the Usenet
Groups "news.newusers.questions" and
"news.announce.newusers".
[14] binaries
"Binary" messages in this document refers to email
messages or Usenet[12] articles which contain encoded
content, and typically require an extra software module to
render them understandable to people. An example of such an
encoded message would be a computer representation of a
picture. In order to render such a message understandable, a
piece of software designed to decode the message and
display it as an image on a computer screen must be used.
[15] header
Email and Usenet messages are divisible into two distinct
parts: a header and a body. The header of a message
indicates where the message came from, and where it should
be sent to. The body is the actual content of the message
being sent. The terms are derived from normal postal
letters, where the envelope (including the stamp,
addressee, sender) is equivalent to a header, and the
material contained in the envelope is equivalent to the
body.
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