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Connection Scheduler - A connection scheduler enables VPOP3 to contact the Internet on a periodic basis.
E-Mail - Electronic mail sent via the Internet.
ISP - Internet Service Providers are your access points to the Internet. They provide the doorway by which you go on-line.
Mailbox - A mailbox is the space on an e-mail server where messages for an e-mail address like
amit@yourdomain.co.in are stored until Amit logs on, downloads the messages, and reads them.
Modem - A piece of technology designed to allow computers to use analogue (not digital) telephone lines for communication.
POP3 - Post Office Protocol version 3 is the set of rules computers use for receiving most e-mail messages.
Router - A 'black box' that links two networks together, e.g. your LAN and the Internet.
Server - A program or computer that offers 'services' (such as e-mail) to other computers on the network.
Spam - Unsolicited junk mail usually sent in bulk to huge lists of e-mail addresses.
TCP/IP Networking - Transfer Control Protocol / Internet Protocol is a 'language' used by computers to communicate together over the Internet and other networks.
Terminal Adaptor - A Terminal Adaptor is the equivalent of a modem for ISDN.
Windows - The most widely used operating system for personal computers.
Workstation Computer - A workstation computer is a computer connected to a server, that is the machine operating VPOP3.
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